RE: Objects in Oracle

The Objects option allows users to define datatypes that model the structure and behavior of the data in their applications.

Relational database management systems (RDBMSs) are the standard tool for managing business data. They provide fast, efficient, and completely reliable access to huge amounts of data for millions of businesses around the world every day.

The Objects option makes Oracle an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS), which means that users can define additional kinds of data
- specifying both the structure of the data and the ways of operating on it

• and use these types within the relational model. This approach adds value to the data stored in a database.

Oracle with the Objects option stores structured business data in its natural form and allows applications to retrieve it that way. For that reason it works efficiently with applications developed using object-oriented programming techniques.

Oracle's support for user-defined datatypes makes it easier for application developers to work with complex data like images, audio, and video.  

Vikas
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From: pdeswal_at_velos.ssind.com [mailto:pdeswal_at_velos.ssind.com] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 3:15 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Objects in Oracle

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using objects in Oracle. Regards
Priyanka
pdeswal_at_velos.ssind.com

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