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DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578226]

Mon, 25 February 2013 23:55

xpact83
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Guys which approach is better in getting foreign exchange rates from another database?

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578232 is a reply to message #578226]

Tue, 26 February 2013 00:37

Michel Cadot
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It depends on so many things and some are not technical ones that no one can tell you.

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578237 is a reply to message #578232]

Tue, 26 February 2013 00:47

xpact83
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Because a java developer here insist that web service is better than db link

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578240 is a reply to message #578237]

Tue, 26 February 2013 00:50

Michel Cadot
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Define "better".

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578241 is a reply to message #578240]

Tue, 26 February 2013 00:55

xpact83
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He was talking about db down time issues. I prefer dblink because that's the one i'm familiar with.

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578246 is a reply to message #578241]

Tue, 26 February 2013 01:18

Michel Cadot
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What is the relation between the choice and db downtime issues?

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578274 is a reply to message #578246]

Tue, 26 February 2013 06:26

cookiemonster
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To put it another way - how is either approach going to work if the other DB is down?

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578281 is a reply to message #578274]

Tue, 26 February 2013 08:49

BlackSwan
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> I prefer dblink because that's the one i'm familiar with.
I doubt that folks who own this other DB containing foreign exchange rates will give you username/password access into their DB that is required to make DBLINK succeed.

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578313 is a reply to message #578274]

Tue, 26 February 2013 18:18

xpact83
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@cookiemonster

that's exactly what was in my mind when this guy was explaining to me about downtime issues regarding db link connections. But I did not say it because I have no idea about web service. hehe

@blackswan

Why not? if they will just limit my access into viewing their foreign exchange tables.

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Re: DB LINK VS WEB SERVICE [message #578316 is a reply to message #578313]

Tue, 26 February 2013 19:11

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>if they will just limit my access into viewing their foreign exchange tables

will you give me a username & password to YOUR Production DB so I can monitor just the DB's performance?

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