Finally Gave Up on MySQL
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Oracle, has the worst interface(s) from installing right down to using, their version of a window to retreive data, constisted of a UI similar to notepad, absolute farce all the money you pay for a product like that, even MS Access beats Oracle. SQL Server 2005, is good, the management studio has a few bugs, but it's so easy to set up and use. Long live SqlServer!!! :cool: Never send a human to do a machine's job Agent Smith
We're talking about 10g EX here, not the whole tomoto, so... Installing? All I had to do was provide a root password and it did the rest. That was one of the simplest installs I've ever done. Interfaces - Well, to be honest, I don't use their interfaces to retrieve data. For every db program I've ever written or worked on (using oracle for the last three years), we didn't use any "interfaces" provided by the db backend. We wrote code that called stored procedures that retrieved the data. To create tables and packages, we use PL/SQL. I've never used SQL Server, so I can't comment on its usability or compare it to Oracle.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
We're talking about 10g EX here, not the whole tomoto, so... Installing? All I had to do was provide a root password and it did the rest. That was one of the simplest installs I've ever done. Interfaces - Well, to be honest, I don't use their interfaces to retrieve data. For every db program I've ever written or worked on (using oracle for the last three years), we didn't use any "interfaces" provided by the db backend. We wrote code that called stored procedures that retrieved the data. To create tables and packages, we use PL/SQL. I've never used SQL Server, so I can't comment on its usability or compare it to Oracle.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001From my experience, the Oracle installation routine where written in Java and need a degree in rocket science to be able to navigate through the options, this was for Windows NT, are you installing on *nix? I suppose if you get used to doing everything like creating tables using PL/SQL thats fine, but you should try SQL Server even SQL 2000 is a sinch to use. Never send a human to do a machine's job Agent Smith
