Re: Oralce-SQL Utility for pc for learning

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:41:37 -0700
Message-ID: <1184366496.390517@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

The Boss wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:

>> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>>> 2005 wrote:
>>>
>>> ^^^^ you are two years late!
>>>
>>> Download Oracle XE
>>>
>>> And, of course this reply does not end up in
>>> comp.databases.ms-access, because access
>>> is not a database.
>>>

>
> Why shouldn't it be considered a database?
> I guess you meant to say it isn't a _relational_ database?
> In that case I would have to agree.
> On the other hand, OP didn't ask for a database, but for a SQL Utility
> (whatever that might be).
> I hope pointing him to Oracle XE doesn't imply you consider this as merely a
> SQL Utility? ... ;-)

XE is the real thing: Access, it appears, never will be.

>> Certainly not according to Joe Celko and he's as good an expert on
>> that one as you are likely to find.

>
> Joe an expert on ms-access? Or on what is or isn't considered "a database"?

On both. And you are correct that I mean should have said 'relational'.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org

Received on Fri Jul 13 2007 - 17:41:37 CDT