Re: Oracle Right or Wrong

"Niall Litchfield" <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote in message news:<3da47bb5$0$8512$cc9e4d1f_at_news.dial.pipex.com>...

> 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.

Hey! Google has a bit of a problem searching for certain phrases or characters, someone there didn't think that regular expressions were something the general public would use. IIRC, SQL*Plus was one example, haven't tried it lately...

> Don't give SQL
> Do give SQL but adapt it so as to 'not give away business secrets'.

Hey! Some people actually care about not being sued. Others just don't want to embarrass the guilty.

> Post the same question multiple times to multiple groups in the hope that
> someone somewhere will answer.

MTS is a different thing in MS groups.

>
> 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.

I always liked the pub analogy for usenet, it's like sitting around in a bar after work discussing interesting things. Ocassionally people go a bit overboard and get into brawls, if you don't like it you can always go to a different bar more to your liking, or join a membersonly  club with more restrictive rules.

jg

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