Re: Is it possible to change dbname?

"HansF" <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote in message news:pan.2005.07.29.19.25.30.325872_at_telus.net...
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:12:40 -0700, Perm amused us by writing:
>
>>
>> It is safe to assume that EVERY post in the technical newgroups can be
>> fixed by reading SOME manual. Yes I think so. People come to newsgroups
>> for quick and easy resolutions to problems. Hmm. Yea let me read a 400
>> page book instead of finding a quick answewr to a colleague in a
>> newsgrouop.
>
> One of the reasons I reference manuals in my responses - there are often
> several ways to accomplish things. And often the first guess response
> is wrong and will lead to long term maintenance nightmares.
>
> In this day and age of Quick and Dirty programming, wrong seems to be
> acceptable in that the long term maintenance frequently comes from a
> different budget. Still, I HATE getting 3 AM calls because some Dodo got a
> quick answer on a newsgroup and applied it without understanding the
> implications.
>
> Sigh
>

True, but then what's the use of this newsgroup ? This newsgroup is not the "bible". Everyone can post in here. It's the responsiblity of the OP to at least verify the answers he's gotten. And those answers (even if incorrect) can often help him finding the solution to his problem much faster than semi-randomly searching through 50.000+ pages of documentation. And if getting 3AM calls to fix someone else's "mistakes" is part of your job, then i'm sure you are well paid for it. You can always change your job if you don't like it anymore.

Just my 2 (euro)cents,
Matthias Hoys Received on Fri Jul 29 2005 - 15:33:30 CDT