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Re: Morons in the oracle land (and list)

From: hpuxrac <johnbhurley_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: 5 Apr 2007 04:45:44 -0700
Message-ID: <1175773544.605926.195600@w1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>


On Apr 4, 8:58 pm, Mladen Gogala <mgogala.SPAM_ME...._at_verizon.net> wrote:
> The experience was surreal: guy asks a list how to deal with the
> "temporary table problem". He has a table that he wants to create in
> a PL/SQL script to be a "local temporary table" (yes, it does resemble
> a SQL server way of doing business, doesn't it?) and another guy,
> allegedly an expert, advises him to create a DDL trigger that will take
> care of the problem.
> I reacted by pointing out that this is precisely the way inefficient
> applications are created and that the application should be properly
> planned and created by someone somewhat more experienced with Oracle
> and was castigated by the powers that be.
> Question: is there any other DBA on this group who has suffered because
> of idiots trained on SQL Server and convinced that all databases are the
> same? Anybody else here who thinks that the application code should
> include DDL and who didn't know how to use REF cursors? I am not as gifted
> as Heinlein was but I am entertaining the thought of publishing my next
> article about being a DBA in the The Register. I will officially start
> collecting war stories from this group and from the oracle-l. Those
> among you who know why I chose The Register are cordially invited to
> contribute a story or two.
>
> --http://www.mladen-gogala.com

Doesn't the oracle wtf already cover this area well enough?

Don't know of any one in the category of "powers that be" but why don't you just point out Tom Kyte's views on triggers and leave the low hanging fruit on the trees. Received on Thu Apr 05 2007 - 06:45:44 CDT

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