Couldn't agree more...the more hands used, the further things get away from conventions...after many hands and much time nobody'd ever guess that it started out with any standards at all..."too...

Here's a link to a personal website (SQL guy) - he has loads of other SQL links - you can pick & choose the more promising ones...

vyas's website

Thanks for the "gang photo" Steve - it's wonderful to be able to now put faces to names...you say you're not sure when this was taken - my guess is...

praveen - not at all sure what kind of links you're looking for but if it's SQL basics..then here's a link for you...

basics

Nice article Joe...while this may seem very basic to some, there are developers out there who don't work within the confines of defined standards...

I find it easy to organise my...

continue this thread here

Senthil - In Enterprise Manager - check under Management - Current Activity - Locks/Object - to see what processes are running under "mydb" - since you're trying to detach it...

Just read this on yahoo and couldn't pass up the opportunity of posting it here....Steve...just to let you know that if you ever felt that your Santa skills go unappreciated...

Luckily I stopped believing in Santa a while ago so...

okay GPF^...here then's the topic for your next thread...only please post it on a Friday...(lucent...

thread's digressing as usual but you mentioned lucent (unless lucient means something ?!?!) minds so thought I'd pipe in with "me too - I'm a Capricorn"

must be a 'slump'...

typeau...chapeau...beau....l'eau...

Oops - it's not Friday is it ?!?!

"Lord" - you might as well be speaking in parseltongue for all that I have been able to glean from your ramblings...

the only salvo...

Except for your usage of "lastest" remi - your thinking (comme d'habitude) is flawless!

NAH.. - it's no more serious than harass...it's all a matter of the "stress factor"...