Re: oracle newbie...help?

Based on your email I take strong exception to your opening statement that you "understand databases" ... you don't. Drop the pretense or you will just get into trouble. I've been doing this for 30+ years and I would have great hesitation in saying that. The subject is as deep as the Pacific Ocean.

SQL Navigator and TOAD are two tools that do roughly the same thing and are sold by the same company. I would advise you to use neither if you are trying to learn Oracle. Stick to SQL*Plus and learn what you are doing. People that rely on these tools rarely can write DDL and often don't do such a great job of DML either.

Daniel Morgan

oscargrouch wrote:

> hello...i understand databases and some kinds of data warehouses...i know
> how to write simple select queries for oracle...i want to learn extensive
> querying and move to creating databases and warehouses and marts and
> such...am i talking dba or architect? or neither? or is it the same thing?
>
> tools: i'm using sql navigator...what's the difference between it and toad?
> is there a tool i'd want instead of either? should i use actual oracle
> products instead?
>
> what one book is best to teach me the stuff i described above?
>
> thanks in advance for any advice....
Received on Wed Jan 23 2002 - 03:55:38 CST