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The question that causes me to explode and jump through the roof is:
"You mean I can do SELECT without locking the table? But that's not
PORTABLE!".
-- Mladen Gogala Ext. 121 -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Williams [mailto:oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:15 PM To: brian.peasey_at_gmail.com Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: Re: OT - Orientation for developers new to Oracle Brian,Received on Tue Sep 20 2005 - 13:25:04 CDT
> tasked to prepare and deliver 1/2 day of training for our developers
> who will be working against a new Oracle installation. Most know SQL
> and but come from a VB/SQL Server background.
1. Emphasize this is a "shared" environment, not a "desktop" environment, that they need to adopt a new mindset. 2. Don't explicitly lock ANYTHING. Leave locking to Oracle. Dennis Williams -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
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