On 6/2/05, Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> wrote: >=20 > From experience I am surprised when a vendor product does not fall into > the "worst-case" scenario as far as the database design, process, and > code is concerned. it results, i believe, from trying to be "database independent". and that's something i never have agreed with. if the options are available in the database, use them. "database Independence" just lead to bad design, bad code and a bad implementation. --=20 -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA =20 shrekdba@xxxxxxxxx=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkes." -- The Goddess -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l