Re: Which scripting language for UNIX?

From: Fred Pierce <fpierce_at_avialantic.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:01:40 GMT
Message-ID: <3B7BC4A0.86401BE@avialantic.com>

While Perl, Python, etc. are good database scripting languages, I think you are most likely to encounter Bourne and Korn. Books, magazines, legacy scripts etc. for database maintenance most often appear in one of those. I've found I have to know a little of both in order to maintain and modify existing scripts (life with VMS DCL sure was simpler!)

Books like "Unix Shell Programming" - Arthur and Burns - attempt to cover them all, which is helpful if you're in a mixed environment.

fdp

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Chris Boyle wrote:

> Hello folks,
> In the quest to enhance my skill set I believe I need to learn at least one
> Unix shell scripting language. What I would like to know is, which shell is
> most popular for use with Oracle? Bourne, Korn etc. I remember from school
> days that one of them was much faster and efficient than the others but I
> can't find my notes on which one. Which would you suggest I concentrate on
> to start with? Thanks for your help.
>
> Current configuration:
> Compaq TRU64 Unix
> Oracle 8.1.6
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