Re: Newbie Questions

Vincent,

You can go around the server and directly to the file (and you do not need Pro*C or ODBC to do so). But doing this can result in corrupting the data files.

I personally have never actually done it, but I believe some comercial packages do this so that they can defrag a data file/tablespace quickly.

Of course, once you figure out how to do it, Oracle can easily change the nature of how data is arranged in the file (thus invalidating your work).

I would advise you to use the server (like Mark) and pay the concordiant fees.

SCott

Mark wrote:

> Vincent Chan wrote:
> > 1) If I am selling my applications to my customers, do they need to
> > purchase their own Oracle Server for storing their data?
>
> Yes.
>
> > 2) Can I access just the database files using ODBC or Pro*C without
> > connecting to Oracle Server? Do I have other alternatives?
>
> No.
>
> > 3) If I am using Developer/2000 to develop applications, does it
> > access the database files directly or thru Oracle 8 Server?
>
> Thru Server.
Received on Mon Jul 06 1998 - 12:21:47 CDT