Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newsfeed.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!news1.telusplanet.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3F0A2FFC.60774C3C@telusplanet.net> From: Hans Forbrich X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc Subject: Re: Why is it so hard to find? References: <3f09b0ab@shknews01> <130ba93a.0307071524.5391145@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 22 Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 02:51:54 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.184.143.77 X-Trace: news1.telusplanet.net 1057632714 161.184.143.77 (Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:51:54 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:51:54 MDT Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.oracle.misc:129119 Bob Woodward wrote: > Why is it so hard to find out how to get a simple list of what fricken files > there are? Okay, so I'm an Oracle moron but I've got plenty of programming > experience. Is there anyplace that has a straight forward "cheat sheet" > kind of listing of simple, "get you started" kind of commands? Maybe a > super condensed "For the neanderthal" Dummy's guide online? I've figured > out how to install 8i on Solaris but now I'm scratching my head going NOW > what? > > And PLEASE don't say RTFM. I've RTFM and am STILL confused of where to go > next. The 'manual' is over 50,000 pages long. I find it hard to believe that you've read it. So ........ Please tell us which manual(s) you have read. And possibly - what are you trying to accomplish? (Even if it's Oracle 101 - we need to know if we are to give you some hints.)