agree with you,
the lulushi's book is very thick but "empty"
"Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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> > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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> > > >
> > > > "Howard Rogers" <aldeburgh_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:FT1na.15280$1s1.240027_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:dy1na.112822$yh1.6497289_at_news1.east.cox.net...
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > BTW, I checked Amazon and Oracle9i UNIX Administration Handbook
> > > > > > by Donald K. Burleson, Don Burleson
> > > > > >
> > > > > > got horrible reviews. Anyone read it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't get me started!
> > > > >
> > > > > Oh, alright then
> > > > >
> > > > > ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Don Burleson posted a script on this very newsgroup just recently,
> > which
> > > > (he
> > > > > says) he 'uses' to find full scan operations. Provided you don't
> have
> > > > IOTs,
> > > > > partitioned tables or clusters, it sorta kinda works. Misses out
> > > indexes,
> > > > > though, as well. You know, just minor things like that.
> > > > >
> > > > > That's the sort of attention to detail you can expect.
> > > > >
> > > > > What's even more amusing is that if you point out his technical
> > > > > deficiencies, he threatens to sue for libel (however, truth is an
> > > absolute
> > > > > defence in some jurisdictions, so I should be OK).
> > > > >
> > > > > But with that in mind, I unhesitatingly recommend it. It's an
> > absolutely
> > > > > brilliant book: the paper is nice and soft, and flushes perfectly
> > nicely
> > > > > without clogging things up too much.
> > > > >
> > > > > As for your actual request... I'm afraid I'm just a tired old
batch
> > file
> > > > > writer, and would know one end of a shell script from a conch. But
> > there
> > > > are
> > > > > plenty of others here who will help you there... I just wanted to
> > steer
> > > > you
> > > > > clear of one or two things!
> > > > >
> > > > > Best of luck,
> > > > > HJR
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I better not publish anything that anybody reads(I have published
> stuff
> > > but
> > > > luckily noone has read it) or Howard will rip me all over the
boards.
> > > >
> > > > Kidding... I do respect Howards opinion though. I shoudn't say
> anything,
> > > got
> > > > a nasty email from a well known author for ripping him here...
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > though I really shouldnt say anything. Just started a new job on
Monday
> > and
> > > one of the first things I did was rip the Lulushi Forms book... turns
> out
> > he
> > > used to work for the company and my boss used to work with him. Glad
he
> > isnt
> > > still there....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I thought Lulushi's Forms was one of the few good computer books out
> there.
> > Are you sure you used it for the purpose intended?
> >
> >
>
> there wasnt anything in that book you couldnt get out off of OTN and the
> forms help. Nothing. Poorly organized too. Ive seen 2 good forms books.
> Advanced Forms and Reports from Kloetze and Dorsey and Forms Developer
> Techniques. Forgot who wrote it, but has alot of good examples.
>
>
>
>
Received on Wed Apr 16 2003 - 19:54:15 CDT
