RE: Senior Oracle DBA now Learning Informix by Request

Sebastian, Norma J. said: > > I've never done a cold backup with Informix......Have had to play some > games at small companies with limited tape drives back in the early > 90s.... but no cold backups. Still know Oracle databases that are both > backed up and fully exported each night.... seems wasteful.....again > could be old-thought Oracle DBAs. I think he is referring to Standard Engine. Oracle 6 was so good, I went running back to SE with my tail between my legs, begging for forgiveness for cheating on her. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "I don't read newspapers anymore except the local rag which I do weekly to cheer myself trying to see if anyone I hate has been stabbed." -- Horribilis XVI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.