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Re: MySQL or Oracle

From: Paulie <paul_at_not.a.chance.ie>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:40:30 GMT
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"neil" <neil_at_efc.be> wrote:

> > You may want to look at Postgres - it has datatypes which can inherit
> > from each other - the only one that I know of!
 

> Isn't that an excellent reason to avoid Postgres? Or at least its unique
> functionality?

Well that depends - obviously if you're going to use different backends, then yes, you should avoid using it like the plague. But if you're only ever going to use one, then maybe you might be as well off using it if it has features that you might find useful.

Paul...

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