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From: coakleyj@hotmail.com
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: InterMedia Confusion
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:19:25 GMT
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Hi all.

I'm looking for a good book on the Oracle options/cartridges.

In particular, the group of options now bundled as Imedia.
i.e Context, Image, locator etc. Ideally the book would
explain how to integrate it with front-end tools such as developer
and clearly explain the advangaes of using these options rather
that just storing images straight into BLOB files yourself.

i.e Given that I can store images, and sound in the database
using long, blob or Bfile datatypes, and subsequently query
these using Forms, why would I bother buying the extra server
options?

In addition, Inter Media includes "Locator" data. I cannot figure out
how this differs from the spatial option.


Thanks for the help

Coakleyj


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