Re: Oracle Right or Wrong

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:55:48 +0100
Message-ID: <3da47bb5$0$8512$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>

"Mike Dwyer" <bdtmike_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:3da33803.172663517_at_news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
> In the interest of debate, can you honestly say that NOTHING that SQL
> server has to offer is better than what Oracle puts out? Or that
> there is NO feature that some other DBMS may have that is superior to
> Oracle? Or that Oracle may have limitations that other products do
> not? If your answer is a resounding "NO" then I think that some of
> you need to open your minds a bit.

I'd offer Microsoft's Enterprise Manager, Graphical Explain Plan and DTS.

As to the bigotedness of the group you are clearly not the only one who feels that way. In our defence I would offer these observations though as to how to irritate the frequent posters.

Don't read the concepts manual
Assume all RDBMS products behave the same way

Don't give versions
Don't give error messages
Don't do a google search for your problem but just ask.
Don't give SQL

Do give SQL but adapt it so as to 'not give away business secrets'. Post the same question multiple times to multiple groups in the hope that someone somewhere will answer.

All of these things happen far far too frequently.

Sorry if this is too much of a lecture, if it is do what all good students do and skip class and go to the bar.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Wed Oct 09 2002 - 13:55:48 CDT