Re: Oracle9i: How to pull LOB data via SQL*Plus ?

"André Hartmann" <andrehartmann_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:413f2f32$1_at_olaf.komtel.net...
| > Rubbish. Of course it's a legitimate question if it elicits real
| information
| > about the fundamental business need. Unless of course you are stuck with
a
| > client who thinks he knows everything, and simply wants you to implement
| > his already-decided-upon solution.
|
| Hey, I am just a developer here. I dont even know the name, the company
or
| an email of the customer. I just get my tasks assigned by the management.
| And my current task is what I have described in my original post. I am not
| responsible for the communication with the customer and I am not in the
| position to influence it.
|
| When I posted here, I was expecting something like "yes, it works..
namely
| this way..." or "no it doesnt work for this and that reason". That would
| have been helpful, not an esoteric discussion that seems off-topic in this
| group and that does not contribute to the solution of the current problem.
|
| I feel that it is perfectly legitimate to ask whether a native client
tool
| like SQL*PLus or something else shipped with the Oracle client can perform
a
| BLOB fetch from the database to a local file without doing some
programming
| in a compiled language or not. Very often there are even two or more ways
to
| accomplish a specific task and no-one raises the question "why". you just
| pick whats appropriate in your case.
|
|

it seems you got your answer early on - 'no, it doesn't'

however, most regular contributors to this group also try to find good alternatives, and the only way you can identify good alternatives is to ask 'why' -- which is not esoteric, but mainline consulting -- and mainline for this group.

you don't know what your choices are unless you ask why something is needed -- not to challenge the customer, but to learn more about the requirements.

don't be 'just a developer'. be a problem solver.

++ mcs Received on Wed Sep 08 2004 - 12:15:26 CDT