Re: [Q] Oracle and SQL
Date: 1996/09/22
Message-ID: <5221m2$jr5_at_inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>#1/1
In article <1996Sep16.213258.21104_at_rossinc.com>, joelga_at_rossinc.com (Joel Garry) writes:
|> In article <323655fd.150069594_at_news.concentric.net> jljoslin_at_cris.com (J L Joslin) writes:
|> >On 10 Sep 1996 18:23:02 GMT, chwu_at_unlgrad1.unl.edu (McGyver) wrote:
|> >
|> >>What's the difference between Oracle and SQL?
|> >>
|> >>--
|> >>
|> >>
|> >>
|> >>
|> >
|> >
|> >Oracle is a database engine (Relational DataBase Management System or
|> >RDBMS). SQL is an ancronym for Structured Query Language. It is the
|> >standard interface language for 99% of all relational databases.
|> >Oracle without SQL is like a day without sunshine. Pretty useless.
|> >
|> >Jim Joslin
|>
|> On the contrary, I've seen entire (complicated) production applications written
|> without SQL. You just need some substitute front end. However, I would
|> recommend that any student contemplating learning a relational db, learn
|> SQL and the related theory.
Sure, but that substitute front end was creating the SQL statements and sending them to the databae for you. You were just insulated from actually writing them yourself (which may or may not be a good idea).
|>
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Received on Sun Sep 22 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST