Re: Oracle From a Sybase DBA perspective| What is a Database to S

Oracle does provide Export/Import. And, if you can get the data in a delimited flat file there's always SQL*Loader.

What else do you need?

Ken

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> I've never understood Oracle's business plan when it comes to
> development/data extraction tools. It's like they are only "half
> interested" in that end of the market.
>
> Sure, they have Forms, Reports, Graphs, JDeveloper, Discoverer etc. But
> they always seemed weaker than even the nearest competitor.
>
> It's like they "depend on" the 3rd party market to suport the in's and
out's
> of getting data from their database.
>
> I guess, after all, they are a DBMS company, and everything else is
> after-market. Kinda leaves us (the DBA's) in the lurch either
recommending
> or making do with whatever the client/company has on hand.
>
> Just my little observation.
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
>
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> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:53 AM
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> S
>
>
> - bcp out - It's time Oracle came up with some utility to extract the data
> in
> ascii format other than recommending "sqlplus and spool"
>
> What about utl_file functions?
>
> RF
>
> Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
> Oracle DBA Technical Lead
> CSX Midtier Database Administration
>
> The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can
> take his freedom away from him.
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