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David Fitzjarrell wrote:
> <senior_dba_at_aol.com> wrote in message news:<ac109j$j8q$01$2_at_news.t-online.com>...
> > I am a very experienced progress senior principiple master dba .
> >
>
> Just WHAT is a 'principiple master dba'? It sounds like something (or
> someone) that might be found in some dismal, ancient B-movie...
>
> > I lernt progress 20 years ago.
> >
>
> 'lernt' ... hmmm ... must be related to 'heerded' ...
>
> "I heerded it it, an' I dun lernt it, too"
>
> > It is very fast because i dump my data to flat files and use grep
> > to search it.
> >
>
> Progress is fast because you dump your data to flat files and 'grep'
> them? It would be much faster if you actually USED the Progress
> engine instead ...
>
> > where is the dump command in oracle 9i ???
> >
>
> It's called exp, and it does an excellent job.
>
> > also doesnt it provide an enhaced grep command for me `???
> >
>
> Yes, it does ... 'Select ... from ... where ...'
>
> > now i am writing a programm in Visual basic which joins the
> > data in my flatfiles.
> >
>
> I see. So you use VB to extract data from flat files generated by a
> dump utility in Progress. Just HOW do you get the data INTO the
> Progress database? Use a funnel?
>
> > This is very good and fast . Perhaps i will sell it later .
> >
>
> Oh, be my guest. I'm certain people will beat down your door to get
> it.
>
> NOT.
>
> > I can join my flatfiles on every pair of columns I like .
> >
>
> You can with SQL, too, and get the same marvelous results when
> non-matching columns are compared.
>
> > Much more better and flexible as sql
> >
>
> Where do you get YOUR pharmaceuticals?
>
> > Also i like to backup my data in flat files.
> >
>
> Again, exp is the utility for that. And they're not REALLY flat
> files, they're better.
>
> > I can zip all my data and put it on a 360kb disc . Very nice !!!
> >
>
> Wow, this MUST be a data warehouse. Or a phone list.
>
> > perhabs I sell this solution.
> >
>
> Again, I'm CERTAIN people will stampede to their nearest outlet for
> this wonderful foray into database circumvention.
>
> NOT.
>
> > But where is the dump command for dumping the data and printing it !!
>
> Again, you must not be able to read (you obviously can't write,
> either) as I've said it TWICE already and this makes the THIRD time:
> exp. Oh, I'm sorry, exp starts with 'e' and you apparently have only
> made it to 'd' in the alphabet ... after you've progressed through
> the alphabet come back and read this again.
He may read your reply but I doubt he will respond. His ISP has warned him to stay out of here and he likely knows that I, and quite a few others, will forward anything he posts straight back to his ISP.
Daniel Morgan Received on Mon May 20 2002 - 14:56:36 CDT
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