Re: db hang on shutdown

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 07:09:19 +0100
Message-ID: <6dqc4ushpfvjg6hf45lgjtat607fmp2luu@4ax.com>

On 16 Jan 2002 16:51:27 -0800, chan21672167_at_yahoo.co.uk (Chan) wrote:

>I am NOT offended by what you perceive because this guy said
>"FREE download and register" but you left the FREE out in your quote.
>
>I am a new DBA and after reading the post downloaded Platypus for
>FREE.
>Paid NO monied and it was already help me lot to know what is going on
>in database in GUI way.
>
>I do not want to learn all that SQL when there is a FREE product that
>help
>me straight away. I'll learn the SQL for things that a product can't
>do.
>

If you don't want to learn 'all that SQL' you'll probably never learn Oracle. All GUI tools are inherently dangerous because people stop knowing/getting to know what is really going on. Also, without your tool, you would basically be lame, blind and deaf. The initial reply is *very annoying* because the guy *misuses* it to promote his own product.
Commercial posts/product promotions do not belong here , but in

news:comp.databases.oracle.marketplace  *only*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:09:19 CST