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Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:27:01 -0500
From: Tim <jmeth111@yahoo.ca>
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Michael Austin wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> Why do I get different types of interfaces when I install different 
>> versions of Oracle?
>> I just installed a version of 10g, personal edition and the interface 
>> for SQL-plus is just a windows command prompt.
>> Other times, with different versions, there were actual applications 
>> that had buttons for executing statements or retrieving statements.
>>
>> Why is there such a difference in this feature?
> 
> So, are you looking for something like Oracle SQLDeveloper?  It is a 
> different product.
> 
> That is also why they have XE, PE, SE and EE.. they bundle different 
> stuff together...

Thanks. But other versions of Oracle had a version of SQL*Plus that was 
a Windows version with a UI.