Re: Synchronization with Database on Laptops

check out snapshots. (aka materialized views since 8i)

On 14 May 2002 10:20:59 -0700, r_benzinger_at_yahoo.de (Robert Benzinger) wrote:

>Hello Group!
>
>One of our customers has a Standard Edition production database and several
>laptops with Personal Edition installed. I have to write a script that
>periodically copies the new production data to the laptops. Until now I do it
>by hand using exp/imp but this is not an option for the future.
>
>8i Enterprise Edition has transportable tablespaces, which would be a natural
>choice, as I understand the docu. But that option is not available in Std Ed.
>My boss does not like the idea to tell them to upgrade their licence and pay a
>lot of money for this single feature (that he has already sold them ...).
>
>Do you know any acceptable alternatives or should I simply tell them to "eat
>the toad" (as we say here, no offence meant to Quest :-)
>
>Thanks,
>Robert
>
>PS: The server is Windows 2000, 8.1.7, the laptops are Windows '98, also 8.1.7.

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We use Oracle 8.1.7.3 on Solaris 2.7 boxes remove NSPAM to email Received on Tue May 14 2002 - 12:28:43 CDT