Re: newbie questions..

"Thomas Gaines" <tanguero_at_pcisys.net> wrote in message news:3D72408C.2CF549E5_at_pcisys.net...
> Jim -
>
> What's ton.oracle.com? Did you instead intent
 to recommend
> technet.oracle.com?
> Probably.
>

ton could perhaps cover:

asktom.oracle.com
docs.oracle.com
download-west.oracle.com
otn.oracle.com
tahiti.oracle.com
technet.oracle.com

www.ixora.com.au
www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
www.oracle.com
www.oracledba.co.uk
www.orafaq.com

Metalink, Portal etc. etc.

> Eugene, a site also frequently recommended at
 this site is
> http://tahiti.oracle.com.
> It's an offshoot of the Technet service, and
 you'll need the same
> username/password
> that you obtained at Technet to get access to
 the stuff at tahiti. I
> think you'll
> find that it's definitely
> worth it to get the username and password.
>
> Tom
>
> Jim Kennedy wrote:
> >
> > You can script the creation of a database, or
 use the database assistant to
> > make one, if the database is already there
 then just use it. In Oracle an
> > instance has 1 database and a database has
 multiple schemas. You probably
> > really want a schema.
> > Just create an owner (user) and login as that
 user and create your stuff.
> > On ton.oracle.com is all the documentation.
 You have to sign up as a
> > registered user, but it is free. You can
 probably find an Oracle for
> > dummies book that will give you the basics,
 but I would just read the
> > manual. It is organized as a series of books.
> > Jim
> > "eugene kim" <eugene1977_at_hotmail.com> wrote in
 message
> > news:akspfp$ft0$1_at_newsreader.mailgate.org...
> > > hi
> > > in postgresql
> > >
> > > i would
> > > createdb mydb --> create database named mydb
> > > psql mydb --> connect to mydb
> > > create table mytable blah blah;
> > > \d --> shows what table i have in this db
> > >
> > >
> > > i can't find how to do any of these three in
 oracle 9i..
> > > --;
> > > thx in advance
> > > and is there a good concise tutorial or book
 for a novice
> > > such as 'practical postgresql' for
 postgresql
> > >
> > > thanks
Received on Sun Sep 01 2002 - 15:31:03 CDT