The book is Expert One on One and is an excellent book. In the first three
chapters it does explain some differences between Oracle and SQLServer which
are important to what you are doing. It isn't so much a SQL 92 compiant
issue, but the fact that the two databases work so differently. Tom's site
is also excellent asktom.oracle.com. (search for sqlserver) Remember use
bind variables.
Jim
"Bill Lucas" <WCLucas_at_coolblue.com> wrote in message
news:PEYq9.28839$Lg2.7230575_at_news2.news.adelphia.net...
>
> "Sybrand Bakker" <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:hfhoqucf8kr1nun7fq0g4cm37gnotd8q0p_at_4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:53:20 GMT, "Bill Lucas"
> <WCLucas_at_coolblue.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I have already found the Concepts manual referred to in this news
> > >group, but I was wondering if more targeted information might be
> > >available for my particular situation. I have been an MS DBA for
> the
> > >last two years, and our company has recently released a SQL Server
> > >version of our application. Due to high customer demand we are
> > >getting ready to port our application for an Oracle 8i back end. I
> am
> > >digging through the concepts manual and starting to familiarize
> myself
> > >with the differences in nomenclature and structure. I will need to
> > >move on to some administrative stuff so I can come up to speed on
> > >Administrative tasks, Enterprise Manager and other such things.
> > >
> > >I was hoping someone here might be able to recommend additional
> texts
> > >to help me in the following areas.
> > >
> > >1. Administer Oracle and configuring Enterprise Manager
> > >2. Porting T-SQL Code to PL/SQL
> > >3. Returning Result sets in explicit XML Format (our middle tier
> > >consumes XML which is then returned to the client)
> > >4. General Security information especially in regards to Windows NT
> > >Security integration.
> > >
> >
> >
> > 1 The Oracle Server Administrators Manual
> > 2 the PL/SQL reference manual and the Application Developers Manual
> > 4 Net8 Administrators manual and the NT specific manual.
> >
> > You should NOT (I repeat: NOT) 'port' a sqlserver app to Oracle. It
> is
> > NOT going to work. You'd better read the book by Thomas Kyte,
> > especially the first three chapters, and return from your route to
> > HELL.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> >
> > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
>
> Ok thanks now I _am_ scared :)
>
> Well I don't know if port is the right word. We would like to keep as
> much of the code base the same as possible but I don't really know
> what that will get me. If it makes any difference we did write the
> SQL CODE on SQL Server as SQL92 compliant as we could. I think we did
> a better than average job. We went through some pains there in hopes
> that it would make getting an oracle version out the door quicker. I
> guess we'll have to rethink that premise.
>
> I'll check out the docs though thanks.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bill Lucas
>
>
Received on Tue Oct 15 2002 - 14:07:04 CDT
