Re: Oracle versus MS Sql Server

"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3bd87efc$0$8345$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

> I've got to say that your approach is doomed, and you'd be better off
> writing applications for Access. I certainly wouldn't want to tune the
mess
> you, with your somewhat idiosyncratic approach, are almost inevitably
going
> to leave your DBAs.

There is absolutely no reason for trying to offend me. I do know the difference between Access and Oracle. And when finishing my software development tasks there is no mess to be fixed by some DBA. If your software developers make it necessary to create primary keys and constraints afterwards, you should think about changing software developers.

As I already told, I am no Oracle DBA.I do not even know the course of education for a DBA. But if I am not completely wrong, "DBA" means "Database Adminstration". Maybe me as a not natively English speaking person should not try to abstractely describe the word "Administration". But it definitely does not sound like "Design" or "Development". Some of the subjects that immediately come to my mind when hearing "Database Administration" are...

• install and update
• intialization parameters
• monitoring memory usage
• monitoring performance
• adjusting disk layout
• configuring net structure

These items certainly are not complete. But the other items mentioned in this thread (primary keys, constraints, cursors, ...) do sound like development issues to me.In the course of a project, these are decided by me and are discussed with Database Designers.

Michael G. Schneider Received on Fri Oct 26 2001 - 00:59:18 CDT