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Re: How to RTFM

From: David Fitzjarrell <oratune_at_msn.com>
Date: 29 Oct 2002 08:38:02 -0800
Message-ID: <32d39fb1.0210290838.7ac6088c@posting.google.com>


FRENCH?!?!?!? Well, that explains a great deal, since I was always heading for the Flemish Manuals ...

:)

David Fitzjarrell

"Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message news:<vIjv9.64492$g9.181010_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
> Hi Niall,
>
> It's all very well for people to suggest Read The French Manuals (RTFM) but
> I can't help thinking it's not particularly helpful for us that could only
> manage an 'E' in our French exams. I'm sure they are many others in this NG
> that have little or no knowledge of French and yet the advice always seems
> to be RTFM (not Read The English Manuals or Read The Spanish Manuals, etc.).
>
> I can't help thinking this is all some strange conspiracy ...
>
> Cheers ;)
>
> Richard
> "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message
> news:3dbd3b95$0$8512$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> > In response to one of Sybrand's posts the following comment was posted
> >
> > "It's very easy to say "RTFM", but what if the manual actually consists of
> > *** 23 *** Volumes (Oracle 8.1.7), some of them being 1000+ pages?
> >
> > As a beginner, you sometimes even don't know where to look up."
> >
> > Which isn't an entirely unreasonable comment. Fortunately Oracle
> Corporation
> > provide some excellent searchable documentation at
> >
> > http://TAHITI.ORACLE.COM . Putting keywords (say RENAME and TABLE) into
> this
> > search engine will often guide you to the relevant section of the
> > aforementioned FM.
> >
> > --
> > Niall Litchfield
> > Oracle DBA
> > Audit Commission UK
> > *****************************************
> > Please include version and platform
> > and SQL where applicable
> > It makes life easier and increases the
> > likelihood of a good answer
> >
> > ******************************************
> >
> >
Received on Tue Oct 29 2002 - 10:38:02 CST

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