Oracle 8i or 9i vs SQL Server

From: Norman Dunbar <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:42:46 +0100
Message-ID: <E2F6A70FE45242488C865C3BC1245DA702630B60@lnewton.leeds.lfs.co.uk>

Hi Howard,

You wrote :

>> For the record, I used to use SQL Server to store my own (Oracle!)
course
>> notes in. I found the SS 'identity' feature much easier than the
Oracle
>> sequence business for knocking out a quick and meaningless primary
key.
>> (Gosh.. now there's a compelling reason, if ever I saw one). But I
decided
>> this was nonsense, so I bit the sequence bullet (ably assisted by
Norman
>> Dunbar's 'teach the instructor basic PL/SQL' lessons) and I haven't
needed
>> SS ever since.

Are you branching out and doing stuff on your own now then ? I don't remember covering Sequences in the syllabus :o)

Regards,
Norman.

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Norman Dunbar
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Lynx Financial Systems Ltd.
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Received on Thu Jul 18 2002 - 10:42:46 CDT