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Oh FFS. I was installing the ORACLE FRAKING CLIENT ON A FRAKIN XP MACHINE GEDDIT??? GEDDIT?? THE FRAKING SCHTOOPID DATABASE IS ON REDHAT YOU TWUNT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.Originally posted by bobspud View PostI know what you are doing wrong...
WHY IN GODS NAME, ARE YOU RUNNING ORACLE ON WINDOWS????
You should have got the hint when Laza went and bought Sun and said he wanted to introduce a single stack for the enterprise...
Christ whats the point of buying an enterprise DB only to run it on a server full of mamory leaks (spelling intentional...)
Take your architect outside and pop a cap in his arse....
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Have you ever thought of using OH DEE BEE SEE?Originally posted by suityou01 View PostOh FFS. I was installing the ORACLE FRAKING CLIENT ON A FRAKIN XP MACHINE GEDDIT??? GEDDIT?? THE FRAKING SCHTOOPID DATABASE IS ON REDHAT YOU TWUNT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.
MF in 'Management' Mode.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Great idea. I could even write a little .Net App to use the ODBC connection and parse DDL and DML scripts.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostHave you ever thought of using OH DEE BEE SEE?
MF in 'Management' Mode.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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That's the ticket.Originally posted by suityou01 View PostGreat idea. I could even write a little .Net App to use the ODBC connection and parse DDL and DML scripts.
I was using Oracle back in the days when it was called Soothsayer.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Still needs to resolve via tnsnames doesn't it?Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostHave you ever thought of using OH DEE BEE SEE?
MF in 'Management' Mode.Comment
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Made I larf out loud that did.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostThat's the ticket.
I was using Oracle back in the days when it was called Soothsayer.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Which is why he should use SQL Server. None of this Oracle client/tnsnames.ora tulip then.Originally posted by k2p2 View PostStill needs to resolve via tnsnames doesn't it?What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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That settles it. I'm gonna put my cock on the block tomorrow. And by crikey I'll be buggered if I'm gonna take any of their crap.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostWhich is why he should use SQL Server. None of this Oracle client/tnsnames.ora tulip then.
They can use SQL Server and shove Oracle up their arses.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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