Re: How to RTFM

Mike Ault wrote:

> Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3DBEBEC6.35C48DFF_at_exesolutions.com>...
> > David Fitzjarrell wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > > ******************************************
> > > > >
> > > > >
> >
> > One of my students just, as a present, handed me a copy of one of the Oracle Press books in Russian (she's from the
> > Ukraine). And I can suggest that people may RTRM too if need be. What I am looking for now is a Japanese or Chinese
> > version. Anyone know where I might obtain a copy?
> >
> > Daniel Morgan

>

Thanks. I will let my students know.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Oct 31 2002 - 10:49:05 CST