Re: Creating an Oracle Database for the first Time

"wiinc1" <brianwuollet_at_gmail.com> wrote in news:1156382162.615295.54940 @m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

> Hi All,
>
> I have recently received the Oracle 8i software and have always created
> databases via MS Access. I have grown tried of there lack of
> performance when it comes to querying large volumes of data so I want
> to take a stab at teaching myself Oracle as I taught myself Access. At
> first glance, it appears considerably more difficult as I don't even
> know where to begin.
>
> I have read some posts here and gather that I need to use SQL Plus
> which was provided in the software in order to begin. When I open this
> program, it asks for a username, password, and Host String. Any help
> here on what to do?
>
> Is there not a way to build an Oracle database on my hard drive? Do
> you know of any sites which may have examples of an Oracle database I
> could download and begin to look at as MS Access has (ie Northwinds).
>
> Thanks for any and all feedback.
>
>

http://tahiti.oracle.com contains the Oracle doc. set. Read the fine manual which is the Installation Guide for Windows. Download a suppotred version of Oracle from http://otn.oracle.com Received on Wed Aug 23 2006 - 20:24:27 CDT