Re: How to view tables from Win98

FM? Field Manual?
Anyways, I've learned Oracle in a heartbeat let's say. I'm just trying to understand the Theory behind it and the comp sci aspect behind it.

"Andrew Allen" <andrew.allen_at_handleman.com> wrote in message news:3E4A9643.4010702_at_handleman.com...
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> David Eynon wrote:
> > This might sound dumb.
> > I am using Windows 98 and personal Oracle 8. I can see, using Windows
> > Explorer, files with *.sql extensions, but I can't see any tables I've
> > created. Just curious if that's viewable from Windows, or is that part
 of
> > the security of Oracle. (i.e. exclusive viewing from the Oracle
 interface
> > alone.)
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> Get thee a FM bcause you need to RTFM big time. Oracle tables are not
> files. Oracle stores tables in tablespaces and tablespaces consist of
> one, or more, DataBase Files (.dbf). The .sql files are queries stored
> as textual files.
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> Andrew Allen
> Sr. Oracle DBA
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Received on Wed Feb 12 2003 - 20:21:55 CET