Re: Got a question regarding newbies
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:49:05 GMT
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In article <38904321.73D4B53F_at_Unforgetable.com>,
Kenneth C Stahl <BlueSax_at_Unforgetable.com> wrote:
> I've been on this newsgroup for quite some time and have a couple
> questions.
>
> Why is it that every newbie on the oracle newsgroups automatically
post a
> message asking for a way to determine the number of rows in a table
without
> using count()?
>
> Why is it that every newbie also seems to automatically ask how to
create a
> temp table in Oracle?
>
> It seems that the newsgroup spends an inordinate amount of time on
these
> two issues and that newbies never read the thousands of messages on
the
> subject before they post their own query.
>
GAD! you've unravelled the mystery of the sphynx.
:)
-cheers
DW
(uhh... this WAS a rhetorical question wasn't it?)
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Received on Thu Jan 27 2000 - 21:49:05 CET