Re: I can attach in SQL Server, but can I in Oracle?

Daniel,

[Quoted] Again thanks for the civil response, but I will take issue with your statement that I have not taken the time to check this out.

I have searched both Google and Deja for the topic at hand.

I have the following books on Oracle and have attempted to read them all to the extent I can:

Oracle Programming with Visual Basic
Oracle 8 -- A Beginner's Guide
Teach yourself Oracle 8 in 21 Days
Oracle 8i for Windows NT -- Starter Kit
Oracle 9i for Windows 2000 -- Tips & Techniques Oracle Essentials -- Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i & Oracle 8 Oracle 9i -- The Complete Reference

[Quoted] [Quoted] This is not counting the Oracle help and doc files installed with both 8i [Quoted] and 9i that I have searched and attempted to understand as well. I have read every MS/MDSN/Visual Studio/.NET Mag article regarding connecting with [Quoted] Oracle from the 1.0 and 1.1 versions of the Framework that I could find -- some of which were written by Oracle staff. Could I have read more? Yes.

I searched everything I could on the net, including the Oracle site without finding what I needed ... yes, it could be my fault that I didn't find the exact solution. So?

Obviously, you and many others who respond to this newsgroup are much more knowledgeable and expert than I and others who post to this newsgroup.

In response to your criticism, I have searched all that you referred to and have read as much as reasonably possible. You obviously are more expert than I in the area of Oracle.

However, I find your responses and reactions interesting to requests for help even though you have no way of knowing whether I searched or read -- or did not.

This group is no different than others I am familiar with ... some people are helpful and some are not. Some criticize the use of terms -- others, who understand, overlook the terminology issue and provide help to a person in need.

As in every software application I have ever written, I always proceed at my own risk ... BTW, you will find my "solution" to the multi-source datalayer in an upcoming developer magazine article. Hope you get a chance to read it and enjoy it.

Again, thanks for the response even though we may differ in our assessment of the situation.

Ron

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3F344A59.F44197B5_at_exxesolutions.com...
> Ron Fluegge wrote:
>
> > Daniel,
> >
> > Do you also criticize the non-English speaking posters as well for not
using
> > > > <snipped>
> > >
> > > If by database you mean the Oracle software ... read Oracle's license.
If
> > you
> > > are trying to use a Microsoft term "database" to mean the equivalent
> > Oracle term
> > > "schema" this is done by putting the DDL used to create the objects
into
> > one or
> > > more scripts and execute them from SQL*Plus as part of the install.
Refer
> > to
> > > c:\oracle\ora92\rdbms\admin\sql.bsq for an example of how this is
done.
> > >
> > > And ... in the future ...when posting in an Oracle group .... use
Oracle
> > terms
> > > ... not Microsoft terms. You will get more valuable answers.
> > > --
> > > Daniel Morgan
> > > http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp
> > > damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> > > (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
> > >
> > >
>
> Acknowlding that you are not an expert is not an excuse for not reading
books,
> looking at web sites, searching the google.com archives, etc. No I don't
> criticize those that make an honest effort.
>
> When you misuse terms you must accept the responsibility for the responses
you
> get. And the responses you saw but didn't like were a direct result of
your
> misuse of the word database.
>
> BTW: I am very familiar with the framework you are using. That does not
change
> my opinion. Proceed at your own risk as the framework assumes that the
person
> using it understands Oracle architecture and concepts and as you seemingly
> acknowledge you haven't time to study either.
>
> --
> Daniel Morgan
> http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp
> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
>
>
Received on Sat Aug 09 2003 - 03:46:11 CEST