More inline comments: >[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 costly). >> >> >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! > > Crimson Editor is a Professional Source Editor that color highlights keywords in many languages (including SQL and PERL): http://www.crimsoneditor.com >>>* The fact that there are still drive letters. >>> >>> >>I can't get too excited about drive letters v mount points, >>but in windows2000 upwards you do have a choice. >> >> >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. > > Windows multi-boot configuration can be setup with multiple Oracle Databases. My windows boot menu has several working choices: C:\ Windows 2000 Professional D:\ Windows 2003 Server E:\ Windows XP Professional (primary boot for reading Oracle-L) F:\ Windows 2000 Server Note: planning to add Red Hat, SuSE, and Gentoo to the Windows boot menu. Caution: changing hard drives can be painful. Windows can be very particular about which partition on a hard drive can be used for an existing configuration. The map command in the recovery console may be helpful - displays the drive letters that the Windows installer would assign for various partitions (which may not match the drive letter actually used by Windows in a partition). >[snip] > > >>>* The stupid Oracle home selector that is strictly a GUI. >>> >>> >>I've always ignored it. >> >> > >How do you switch Oracle Homes on Windohs then? > Seems the Oracle Home selector just changes the system path. Within the bin folder in an Oracle Home, the oracle.key file contains the registry key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for the Oracle home settings. In a command prompt, I can easily switch between sqlplus versions just by specifying sqlplus.exe with its path. Have Fun :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------