Re: Opinions: 8i v. 9i?

"Noel Whelan" <nwhelan_at_wi.rr.com> wrote in message news:3C6C532C.3F69FBCD_at_wi.rr.com...
> Okay, I guess I'm looking for opinions on this one: if I've got Oracle9i
> installed on Windows (I'll be installing it on Linux in not too long,
> too), & I've got this Oracle DBA Complete Video Course & Interactive
> Workbook. It's good; but it focuses only on 8i. I've got 8i (8.1.7); but
> I'd like to go further in 9i if I've got the option to. Only thing is
> I'm getting a bit lost in issues I've got with 'connecting as
> internal', oradim, etc. If I've only got to overcome a few issues like
> this, & if I figure them out in not too long, I'll be glad to live with
> it; but it's important to me that I learn Oracle for now, not one
> version of it or the other...& I've got these nice instructions for 8i.
> I'd be interested in others' opinions on how I ought to look at this. Is
> 8i obsolete now?, or if I learn 8i is it going to be opposing my own
> interests in going to 9i later on..., etc. Thanks,
>
> Noel

I've got a book on 8i, which I've used to get to grips with 9i. I didn't notice any problems specifically related to 8i information at my Oracle newbie level. The Oracle experts will probably howl me down, but 9i seems remarkably similar to 8i at a plain SQL/Admin/engine level if your main interest is transaction processing. I can't speak for other types of usage.

Regards

Tom Received on Fri Feb 15 2002 - 05:40:56 CST