Re: HELP! migrating from NT to UNIX

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1074977788.160406_at_yasure...
> Logan Byrne wrote:
>
> > "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> > news:1074958364.917265_at_yasure...
> >
> >>Andrey wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Dear Sybrand! Questioner does not ask you to help him to keep his job.
> >
> > His
> >
> >>>question was how to migrate database. He must act corresponding to
> >
> > Oracle
> >
> >>>documentation, as well as sufficient number of internet resources about
> >
> > this
> >
> >>>topic. You tragic "fail miserable" makes me wonder if you really tries
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>help him or simple dramatizing situation.
> >>
> >>Sybrand understood the OP and his advice was good. The OP needs to
> >>apologize and hand in his resignation. Taking a job for which you are
> >>totally unqualified is an ethical lapse ... not an opportunity.
> >>
> >>Anyone offering advice to the OP is a fool, or worse, as the question
> >>asked is the subject of a book ... not a few quick paragraphs in a
> >>usenet group. The OP's question could be easily rephrased as "I just got
> >>a job as Head of Thoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic based on my
> >>personality ... please tell me how to remove a malignant tumor."
> >>
> >>Being helpful sometimes means saying "No".
> >>
> >>--
> >>Daniel Morgan
> >>http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp
> >>http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp
> >>damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> >>(replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
> >>
> >
> >
> > Thanks everybody,
> > I fully intend to let this one go and RTFMs until I've got more than a
> > conceptual understanding. Yes Dan, knowing how Thoracic Surgery works
*in
> > theory* won't save lives in the OR.
> >
> > On that note, let me rephrase my question: Does anyone know some good DB
> > migration books out there?
> >
> > L
>
> A much better question ... and thank you for not being offended by the
> unvarnished nature of my posting. It was intended to be constructive and
> I am glad you took it that way.
>
> Migration is documented at:
> http://otn.oracle.com
> http://docs.oracle.com
> and in files (html and pdf) on the Oracle CD set.
>
> The critical thing here is try this several times, at least, on a test
> machine before trying it for anything real.
>
> --
> Daniel Morgan
> http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp
> http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp
> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
>

It was begging to be flamed. No offense taken. Thanks for the links.

   -L Received on Sat Jan 24 2004 - 16:24:17 CST