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"Fred DENIS" <fred.denis_at_gmx.net> a écrit dans le message de
news:4061fb9b$0$9122$626a14ce_at_news.free.fr...
> "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de
> news:c3rp6n$4o2$1_at_titan.btinternet.com...
> >
> > There are several FAQs about the Oracle database
> > scattered around the Internet, and many ways of
> > finding answers to the simpler questions about Oracle
> > very quickly.
> >
> > The following list is a suggestion of where you might
> > find answers to questions that you feel should have an
> > easy answer.
> >
> >
> > The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ
> > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html
> >
> >
> > The archive for this news group
> > http://www.google.com
> > select the GROUPS tab
> > then work through the list to
> > comp -> databases -> oracle
> >
> >
> >
> > A search engine for searching the manuals for
> > current versions of Oracle software which includes
> > 8.1.7, 9.0.1 and 9.2 for the database, 9.0.4 for the
> > application server and Collaboration suite
> > exists at
> > http://tahiti.oracle.com
> >
> >
> > Collaboration Suite 9.0.4 is currently searchable from
> > http://otn.oracle.com/pls/cs904/cs904.homepage
> >
> >
> > Oracle technology Network (free registration) which
> > includes documentation free, but limited use, software,
> > and sample code fragments
> > http://technet.oracle.com
> >
> >
> > Oracle Metalink (requires a support licence) contains
> > a number of forums, a searchable knowledge base,
> > and a searchable bug database.
> > http://www.oracle.com/support/metalink/index.html
> >
> >
> > Thomas Kyte is an Oracle employee who writes the
> > popular Ask Tom column in the Oracle magazine,
> > and maintains a website holding many real-life
> > questions and answers at:
> > http://asktom.oracle.com
> >
> >
> > Steve Adams is a highly respected member of the
> > Oracle community and his website, apart from the
> > wealth of information it contains, also has a
> > search engine which indexes a select sub-set of
> > the Oracle-related websites that are on the Internet.
> > http://www.ixora.com.au
> >
> >
> > For Security-related mattered, Pete Finnigan is probably
> > the best starting point. Apart from writing a book and
> > several articles about Oracle Security, he maintains an
> > annotated listing of references to other web articles on
> > the subject.
> > http://www.petefinnigan.com/orasec.htm
> >
> >
> > If you want to help the newsgroup help you then:
> >
> > a) Check the at least the first two resources above
> > before posting your message. They may contain a
> > discussion document that gives you more help than
> > a direct answer to your specific question could.
> > It is worth mentioning the resources you have
> > checked as a lead-in to your question.
> >
> >
> > b) Quote the Oracle version number, and operating
> > system that you are running on. Answers that are
> > good for version 7 may be 2nd-rate for version 8 and
> > completely stupid for version 9.
> >
> >
> > c) If something "doesn't work", that doesn't give
> > anyone a clue about the problem. Always quote
> > any error messages you get, and tell us a bit about
> > the environment (e.g. SQL*Plus, VB, pl/sql called
> > from Pro*C).
> >
> >
> > d) Feedback is important - if you find a good answer
> > to the question you asked, post it to the newsgroup.
> > (If it is an article on a website, email me below with
> > the question, site, comment, and the URL and I can
> > add it as a reference to the FAQ).
> >
> >
> > e) If someone has got you out of a hole, it's quite
> > a nice touch to thank them (possibly be direct mail)
> > And if they haven't managed to help, it's quite useful
> > for everyone to explain what went wrong when you
> > tried their solution.
> >
> >
> > f) RTFM is not a civilised answer. Although there may
> > be questions that you feel deserve this response,
> > it would be better to phrase it as a URL or other
> > pointer to the appropriate bit of the manual.
> >
> >
> > g) If you have used one of the search methods above,
> > and subsequently see a question asked on the same
> > topic, please consider posting the address of the resource
> > to the person asking the question.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Jonathan Lewis
> > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Oups, my e-mail was wrong :-( Received on Wed Mar 24 2004 - 15:21:37 CST