Hi, Dayton Oracle users! We've got a couple of events of interest coming up this month. First and foremost, of course, is the DAY-O meeting on Monday - I've pasted the meeting description in from the DAY-O page ( http://dayo.pbwiki.com - you have it bookmarked, right?) Then, the Greater Cincinnati Oracle User Group (GCOUG) meets on Wednesday, May 21: http://gcoug.org/ Anybody who'd like to carpool, speak up here - or at the DAY-O meeting... See you on Monday! -- - Catherine http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/ *** PyOhio 2008 * Columbus * July 26, 2008 * pyohio.org *** Dayton-Oracle SIG (DAY-O) Meeting #3 <http://dayo.pbwiki.com/Meetings> May 12, 2008, 5:30 pm Topic: BLOBs! Mindless protozoans grown to monstrous size, engulfing and devouring all in their wake? Amorphous, sanity-ripping entities from beyond space and time? Or just photos downloaded from icanhascheezburger.com? Binary Large Objects and their cousins, Character Large Objects, are becoming more and more important as we demand more from our databases and expect them to fill more roles... but they're a far cry from the VARCHAR2's and NUMBER(11,0)'s we're used to. Come to share your knowledge, gain knowledge, and try some things you've never had a chance to try before, all in the helpful company of your peers. This will be a hands-on, cooperative, laboratory-style meeting; bring your wireless-enabled laptop, if you have one. Mary-Ann's Kitchen <http://www.maryannskitchen.net/> 33 N Ludlow St Dayton OH 45402 USA (937) 222-3663