Yes, and especially in 9i you can now configure it so pl/sql is compiled
into machine code instead of p code. If they were going to drop it they
wouldn't have gone to all that trouble!
Jim
"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
news:a79q8h$qt2$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> I'd say quite the contrary. Many of the 8i and 9i new features depend
> entirely on a bunch of PL/SQL packages (flashback, workspace manager,
> resource manager, log miner etc etc). I really can't see them doing all
> that, and then turning round and saying it was all a horrible mistake.
>
> PL/SQL is likely to remain the 'native' development language of choice for
> ages yet.
>
> Regards
> HJR
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> "InsaneGadgets.com" <rob_at_insanegadgets.spambait.com> wrote in message
> news:3c986567.92571010_at_news.clara.net...
> > A guy at work mentioned that he has heard that Oracle is dropping
> > PL/SQL in favour of Java stored procedures.
> >
> > Is there any truth to this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rob
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Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 09:10:20 CST
