RE: Oracle 10g for Windows

  • From: "Jesse, Rich" <Rich.Jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:15:58 -0600

Comments inline, like the rest:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:34 AM
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Oracle 10g for Windows
> 
> 

[snip]

> > * Why can't MS provide a semi-decent code editor.
> > Yeah, notepad. Right.
> 
> I'd say that wordpad was semi-decent and the vs.net ide was 
> superb(but cost=
> ly).=20

Wurdpad?  Are you kidding????  Perhaps when compared to Outlook's builtin
editor which can't handle cut'n'paste correctly.  And thanks, Mark for
reminding me about ConText!
 
> > * The fact that there are still drive letters.
> 
> I can't get too excited about drive letters v mount points, 
> but in windows2=
> 000 upwards you do have a choice.=20

Not in Oracle you don't.  Or try installing Windohs on a "D" drive and see
how far you get before products have major problems.  Been there, done that.
 
[snip]

> > * That it took until Win23k for MS to design the system to allow
> > different versions of apps to have different versions of DLL's.
> > Lesse, we've been doing this on unix for 30 years or so?
> 
> That must be why the linux install guides are so easy and 
> never include ref=
> erences to the right glibc libraries :(=20

Example?
 
> > * The stupid Oracle home selector that is strictly a GUI.
> 
> I've always ignored it.=20

How do you switch Oracle Homes on Windohs then?

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