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Hi,
Good to hear you are making progress. Try either Oracle 11g XE (or Oracle 10g XE if you older technology with a smaller footprint is better for you):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html
Regards,
Gary
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must share
my thoughts on the new Oracle installer with everybody.
I hate the new installer. I used to run the installer from
home over my
128Kbps connection while I was connected to the office machines,
because it
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that Linux
users are a little too sensitive to these kind of mistakes. :)
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from Windows
programmers. Who are not too familiar with the idea of being
able to send
their video display to any computer around the world and work
from there.
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of Oracle
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available on the /
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not have
enough space.
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database
from CDROM. It says cannot find CDROM even if you have all your
stuff under
/mnt/cdrom
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points /u01 /u02
/u03 and /u04 that I created, but I could not find anywhere to
specify them
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[email protected]
null

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Atif (guest) wrote:
: I have been trying to get Oracle 8i on Linux and I feel that I
: must share
: my thoughts on the new Oracle installer with everybody.
: I hate the new installer. I used to run the installer from
: home over my
: 128Kbps connection while I was connected to the office
machines,
: because it
: was simple text based. And Oracle 8i has changed all that!
: I have nothing against GUI based installers, only when they
have
: a little too
: many animated images that eat up bandwidth. I had to drive all
: the way to
: the office because I did not have sufficient bandwidth to
display
: the darn
: ringing bell animated image. This is strictly the mentality of
: Windows users
: who like to work on the console of servers.
: And check this out:
: line 118 in my install log file at :
: /usr/local/oracle/u01/app/oracle/oraInventory/logs/installActio
ns.log
: says :
: platGroup = WINDOWS
: And this is on Linux!!! Maybe the Oracle folks are forgetting
: that Linux
: users are a little too sensitive to these kind of mistakes. :)
: This also supports my theory that the new installer is a gift
: from Windows
: programmers. Who are not too familiar with the idea of being
: able to send
: their video display to any computer around the world and work
: from there.
: A feature every Linux user takes for granted
: There are numerous other bugs in the installer and other
routines
: of Oracle
: 8i for Linux. Some of them I will list here:
: 2. The installation types screen list 3 options:
: Typical, Minimal and Custom.
: Somehow Minimal takes more disk space (642 MB) compared to
: Typical (585 MB).
: Well that is what the installation screen says. I have not
tried
: to install
: using the minimal install.
: 3. The installation cant figure out how much free space is
: available on the /
: partition. Is it that hard? Its gives warnings about how I
may
: not have
: enough space.
: 4. dbassist cant find the cdrom if you try to install the
default
: database
: from CDROM. It says cannot find CDROM even if you have all
your
: stuff under
: /mnt/cdrom
: 5. The docs talk about software mount points and data mount
: points /u01 /u02
: /u03 and /u04 that I created, but I could not find anywhere to
: specify them
: like I was able to, with the last release.
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no
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: all. What happened to good ole Net8?
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: Atif.
: [email protected]
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Introduction
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Things i found and learned
Oracle
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Extra Question*
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3. Or i just lower my VB version could make more easy? If yes, what version VB should i use that could work out with oracle 10g xe?
4. Sorry for too bad my english but i really wish somebody could help me. Please try to understand my written or you could ask me mean if dont understand. Im stuck!! Stuck feel not really that good.....
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Huhu..
Yo, henry
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(CONNECT_DATA =
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(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = shin-PC)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
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(SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
I got the feeling there is so close~~~!!!

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Good day,
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Edited by: 832285 on Jan 29, 2011 10:08 AM
Edited by: 832285 on Jan 29, 2011 10:10 AM

I have formatted my hard drive since my first post. I was running window 64 bit with a higher version of the ODAC and that proved to crash my machine with faulty error messages about memory. I have reverted to a previous version of the ODAC tools and everything works very smooth now. Still the connection time is consistently 20 seconds or longer on the first attempt.
Just a little more information.. I am currently taking a college course with 15 other students, as you can tell by the impersonal machine name, where programming using visual studio 2008, and Oracle 10g xe is expected. All of us are using a 64 bit environment and we all have difficulties cutting down the load time of making the first connection to Oracle. Some people are longer making the connection, but none are shorter.
One other note. After the first connection is made, taking 20 or more seconds, and is closed, all subsequent openings of the connection are instantaneous, for all of us.
If there is ANYTHING more I can get for you, please let me know. With my environment stable as it is, I will not need to format or change any information for the foreseeable future.
Here is the information you requested
1 The connection method I am using, I have chosen the manual connection for you, however the delay exists if the connection is made through the GUI as well.
Historically, I am getting slow connection speeds through adding the connection through the GUI or by a manual connection. Here is how I am doing it manually. I have the connection being created in 20 seconds, which is the best I can get.
Imports Oracle.DataAccess.Client
Also included project reference: oracle.dataaccess / version 2.111.6.20
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim connString As String = "Data Source=XE;User Id=abc;Password=abc;"
        Dim con As OracleConnection = New OracleConnection()
        con.ConnectionString = connString
        Try
            con.Open()
            MessageBox.Show("Connected!")
            con.Close()
            con.Dispose()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End SubMy current TNS Ping results
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 16-FEB-2011 01:02:36
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = XE)))
OK (0 msec)2 Connection to SQL plus is instantaneous.
I fought for weeks about the ODAC version 11.2.0.1 that you see in the previous post, and that would be a whole new thread. Suffice it to say I have a reliable environment to program in with this 10.2.0.1.0 version that I am running now, and the connection time has not changed, it is still minimum 20 seconds load time, sometimes up to 25.
3 Ram usage in my typical environment
I am running this laptop with 4 gigs of ram. This is a typical environment I would be running my application in.
Physical memory
total 4090
cached 1753
available 2345
free 656
system
handles 27141
threads 911
processes 70
commit megs 2860/8179
kernel memory megs
paged 201
nonpaged 52
4 I formatted my machine and reinstalled the Windows 7 professional operating system as of a few nights ago. The Oracle software on my machine is
Oracle Database 10g express edition
ODAC 11.1.0
I amm not sure what filename you would need in addition to the product names that I have installed.
5 The information from the SET command is
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\stepheke\AppData\Roaming
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=STEKEV0908
ComSpec=C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\stepheke
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\stepheke\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\STEKEV0908
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
oracle_sid=xe
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Oracleapp\stepheke\product\11.1.0\client_1;C:\Oracleapp\stepheke\product\11.1.0\client_1\bin;C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=170a
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=C:\Users\stepheke\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\stepheke\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN=stekev0908
USERNAME=stepheke
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\stepheke
VS90COMNTOOLS=c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\
windir=C:\Windows

Oracle Database 11g Administrator or Oracle PL/SQL and Forms Developer?

Hi,
I am thinking about doing an Oracle certification course- Oracle Database 11g Administrator or Oracle PL/SQL and Forms Developer.
Oracle Database 11g OCP and OCM certification requires 3 mandatory training courses to be completed that costs between $1900 and $3250/each. Oracle PL/SQL certication doesn't require any mandatory training course.
Which one of these would be a good choice? Please advise.
Thank you,
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Doing one of these tests first might give you some extra time to decide which track you want to pursue. But as Justin said, it really depends on what you do (or plan on doing) in your career as to which path might be more beneficial for you.
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