Re: Very basic question

FC <fcarpio_at_NOJUNKcomcast.net> wrote:

> Hello all:
> I have a very basic question about oracle database structures. I am
> coming from MS SQLServer where I have three "databases", each database
> has three "tables". I can access any table from any database from a SQL
> connection where each database has its own connection. Once connected I
> access each table from a SQL statement.
 

> OK, now I want to recreate the same database structure in oracle. What I
> do not understand is the concept of instance in oracle. Is an instance
> the same as a database? Can I have several instances (databases) in
> oracle and access them separately as in MS SQLServer? Or do I have to
> create one database that has all my 9 tables in it?

Create 3 schemas and use them like your MS SQL "databases".

Paul...

> FC

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