"Norman Dunbar" <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk> wrote in message
news:E2F6A70FE45242488C865C3BC1245DA702696EA2_at_lnewton.leeds.lfs.co.uk...
> Rick,
>
> don't quote me on this, but in Oracle 9i you have EXTERNAL tables which
> can be queried through standard SQL (with a few limitations). If your
> tape robot is able to load the correct tape on demand, this MIGHT be a
> way forward.
>
> I'm not using 9I yet, so I can't say for certain.
>
>
Don't get too excited yet about this promising new feature. As of now it's
only a SQL*Loader definition of a flat file, stored in the data dictionary.
Paul
Received on Wed Jul 24 2002 - 18:34:57 CDT
