Re: Oracle: Naked King in database land?

"Anne" <anne_at_thereistoomuchspam.com> wrote in message news:<9oqia.9952$Pp.1241589_at_amsnews03.chello.com>...

>
> I am getting quite frustrated about Oracle and would like to get an idea if
> I am just being stupid, doing everything wrong, accidently using Beta
> versions or using the wrong OS or just unlucky or what?

Hehehe! Narh, it's just that the rest of the world is completely wrong. You on the other hand, are of course right...

> I am getting the
> impression that Oracle is
> like the vi text-editor: for freaks only and even freaks are quite easy to
> beat using most more modern software solutions.

I'll use vi only and beat ANYTHING you might do with your "more modern software solutions", anytime, anywhere, anyhow you may want to compare both. I'll even put $$$ where my mouth is. How's that for 4/1 bragging? :)

>
> Are you, as an Oracle user, dba or developer constantly solving such
> problems as I mentioned above

Nope. Never had ANY of the problems you mentioned.

> or are you, not like me, able to spend your
> time on creating new queries, views and reports, making easy backups and
> only very occasional but successfull restores, easily importing and
> exporting data to all kinds of sources, integrating the software in all
> sorts of environments and doing more such productive work as the sales
> department has promised when the database was sold to you?

Yes. On all counts.

> Or is Oracle, as
> I am starting to suspect, the Naked King in database land?

That's suspect....

Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam Received on Wed Apr 02 2003 - 01:20:30 CST