Re: Oracle vs Informix comparison

On 6 Dec 96 at 20:08, Stephen A Tahmosh wrote: > Why is replication off of the logs automatically better than that provided via stored procedures and triggers? > All data (almost) is logged - not all data is replicated (usually). > Triggers/Stored Procedures can be defined only on objects which need replication. Because triggers and stored procedures involve more system resources. There is nothing stopping you from using this approach in Informix, but if you do want to replicate an entire database, logs are much more efficient (and a hell of a lot less work!) -- Ciao, Billy I'd be in favour of apathy, but I just couldn't be bothered...