Re: I still don't understand the database concept but

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:38:48 -0000
Message-ID: <3e59e829$0$371$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Ed Stevens" <nospam_at_noway.nohow> wrote in message news:umjc5vg64k64gdgrmrs0dlgs0dkietkhvh_at_4ax.com...
> >On an NT system each database will have an associated service
> >oracleservice<sidname> which will be started or not.
>
> Which could reliably be found in the registry, assuming you're working
> in a language that allows you call the Windows API to read the
> registry. I've done it in VB and Cobol. It seems like I might have
> done it in ObjectRexx as well, but I don't remember for sure on that
> one.

Good point, I hadn't thought about the need to do this programmatically.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Mon Feb 24 2003 - 03:38:48 CST