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I want to choose a control in VS.NET 2003 for database browse and update Webform page. Which control can be used to either browse a table from database, or insert and update the table? Thanks in advance for your idea.

Hi,win2kroot: Just got email, say that the ocp test for oracle 8i will retire after Dec 31, 2004. So better go before this deadline for saving your bucks. David

SantaMufasa: Actually, it looks like a bug for oracle installation on XP home edition. I took following steps to avoid this problem: 1. Cut the system path setting, e.g., old: path = c:\sybase12-5\...... new: path = 2. Install the oracle XP, this time, no 1023 environment variable...

Hi, SantaMufasa: I sovled it by cutting the system environment path, in order to leave free space for the new oracle environment path setting before the installation and restore the cut part later. Now all software works well on the XP. David

Thanks bcastner, But your suggestion doesnot work for this case. Now I find a way to work around this.First, copy and cut the system environment setting. Then install the oracle database, this time it goes well. After the installation done, append the cut environment setting back to the system...

Thank any way. It seems I can only use my windows 2000 server for it.

Just like increase the environment path length by adding the following command into config.sys: SHELL=COMMAND.COM /e:4096 /p Is there any similar command or setting in the Windows XP?

I try to install oracle 9i on my XP home edition, but met a problem. The system report error message during installation as follows: Exception String: The value of the enviroment variable PATH is more than 1023 characters. This value cannot be set. It seems it is the XP path limitation cause...

Thanks, The issue is that my XP does not allow set environment variable path with more than 1023, not the 8193. Here is the originak error message from the installer log: Exception String: The value of the enviroment variable PATH is more than 1023 characters. This value cannot be set. Since...

Hi, I met a problem when I try to install an oracle product on my windows XP home version. The error message said that the path length has exceeded 1023byte. Where can I change this setting? Thanks David

I met a problem when I use sql*loader to load data into an oracle 9i database. The data to be load have a column with the type number(20,2). In the data file, the column has datas like 00.00 . When I use sql-loader to load the file, it report error message: invalid number. But if I load it to...

I have used Sybase Adaptive Server in my work from version 10.0 to 12.0. Now, I am interested in learning SQL Server. Before starting, I want to compare the strength and weakness of SQL Server 2000 and 12.5. This is my objective.

I am making an comparison of some comercial databases, sybase ase 12.5, sqlserver 2000, oracle 9i. I have searched online, but failed to find one. Does anyone have one on-hand? Thanks in advance.