Could having a well known database back end help Open Office or some other contender to compete with 'MS Office for small business' become a viable alternative? Just wondering.
Unfortunately the new msde coming out will have limited admin tools too. Sorta sucks IMHO.
Btw there is an excellent and relatively affordable admin/developers tool called PL/SQL developer
at this site http://www.allroundautomations.com/ they've been doing this stuff for many years, and it's a viable alternative to TOAD for all but the uber/master Oracle DBA types. Under 200 dollars US. Has a free fully fucntial trial download.
The windows version of xe supports.net and clr, so just about any language that can compile into clr can be used, python for.net, delphi.net, vb.net,c#..... or you can still use the oracle call interface (c++, delphi) and stick with Java if you like. The java interface is very clean and easy and a viable replacement for PL/SQL based packages.
BTW, I'm just agreeing with and expanding on your point
Looks like we'll have to dust off some old terms like
'Transportable' again. Not long till we see professors tooling around campus with the things bungeed to the back of their bikes.
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Could having a well known database back end help Open Office or some other contender to compete with 'MS Office for small business' become a viable alternative? Just wondering.
Unfortunately the new msde coming out will have limited admin tools too. Sorta sucks IMHO. Btw there is an excellent and relatively affordable admin/developers tool called PL/SQL developer at this site http://www.allroundautomations.com/ they've been doing this stuff for many years, and it's a viable alternative to TOAD for all but the uber/master Oracle DBA types. Under 200 dollars US. Has a free fully fucntial trial download.
The windows version of xe supports .net and clr, so just about any language that can compile into clr can be used, python for .net, delphi.net, vb.net,c#..... or you can still use the oracle call interface (c++, delphi) and stick with Java if you like. The java interface is very clean and easy and a viable replacement for PL/SQL based packages.
BTW, I'm just agreeing with and expanding on your point
Looks like we'll have to dust off some old terms like 'Transportable' again. Not long till we see professors tooling around campus with the things bungeed to the back of their bikes.