Hans Forbrich wrote:
> umesh wrote:
>
>
>>I want list of features which were there in 7.2 and 8.x but are not
>>present in oracle 9.2
>>
>
>
> The only ones I can think of -
>
> Oracle7 Backup Utility EBU
> svrmgr (svrmgrl)
> Context
> Multi-dimension system
> RBO
>
> All have been replaced by (IMO) far superior mechanisms:
>
> EBU replaced by RMAN in 8.x
> svrmgrl replaced by SQLPLUS using AS SQLDBA
> Context replaced by Intermedia Text (8.x) and Oracle Text (9.x)
> MDS replaced by Intermedia Locator and Spatial
> RBO replaced by CBO (in process in 8.x, 9,x) finally with 10g)
>
>
> Then there is the plethora of '7.x can not do this' features that have
> vanished with 8.x and 9.x. Examples include Relational Objects, Java, Bit
> Map indexes, Partitioning, RAC, Analytics, etc.
>
> Aside from that, each version of Oracle (since 8.0 at least) has a "New
> Features" document that describes the most significant changes. The
> documents are, of course, publically available at http://docs.oracle.com
> Using that, I'm sure you could extract and publish a list.
>
> /Hans
Not that it's important, but I think you'll find that bitmap indexes
were there in 7.3.
The 9i bitmap JOIN index, however, was entirely new, absolutely
brilliant, and a godsend to data warehouses for which we should all be
grateful.
Regards
HJR
Received on Tue May 11 2004 - 16:35:08 CDT
