developMENTALmadness: oraclePosts tagged with oraclehttp://www.developmentalmadness.com2009-01-29T16:04:00+00:00Mark J. MillerLost In Translation - Episode 1: Database Instanceshttp://www.developmentalmadness.com/2009/01/29/lost-in-translation-episode-1-database/2009-01-29T16:04:00+00:002017-11-23T13:41:47+00:00Mark J. MillerI have been using SQL Server for about 8 years now. When compared to my peers (read: coworkers) I would classify myself as a SQL Server guru. When compared to many I meet on sites like SQLServerCentral.com where there seem to be those I would classifyLost In Translation – Episode 3: Users and Schemashttp://www.developmentalmadness.com/2009/02/02/lost-in-translation-episode-3-users-and/2009-02-02T17:30:00+00:002017-11-23T13:41:47+00:00Mark J. MillerIn my last post I mentioned I would be addressing tables next, but as I read through the documentation I realized something. Because Oracle doesn’t have the same concept of databases as SQL Server I need to use schemas to segregate my data. In order toLost in Translation: Oracle 10g2 client hellhttp://www.developmentalmadness.com/2009/05/21/lost_in_translation_oracle_10_g_2_client_hell/2009-05-21T20:19:00+00:002017-11-23T13:41:47+00:00Mark J. MillerThis is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while. I had quite a bit of trouble getting the Oracle client working properly since I started with my current client. I’ve never used Oracle before and so it’s been pretty frustrating since I’ve wantedLost in Translation – Episode 2: Tablespaceshttp://www.developmentalmadness.com/2009/01/29/lost-in-translation-episode-2/2009-01-29T17:38:00+00:002017-11-23T13:41:47+00:00Mark J. MillerIn Episode 1 I addressed database instances but I’d like to correct a technicality. I compared SQL Server instances with Oracle Database instances. While this is pretty much correct, I’d like to add that technically this isn’t correct. At least not according