I'd rather not feel either, but thank you. Dana
Ben Doom writes: > I wasn't knocking your choice, simply commenting on your blood pressure. > :-) After all, Moonbow is currently working with MySQL and learning all the > little gotchas. > > AFA feeling ignorant or stupid, I don't mind feeling ignorant, but I hate > feeling stupid. As I used to tell people buying computers when I worked at > Office Depot, "You're not stupid about computers. You're ignorant. > Ignorant can be fixed, but stupid's forever." > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 12:25 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: Re: import > : > : > : frustration is more with my lack of knowledge, to some extent with the > : documentation. I hate feeling stupid, or even ignorant. > : > : But I do have SQL Server available as an alternative and for now at least > : am going with mySQL for the reasons outlined. > : > : Dana > : > : Ben Doom writes: > : > : > Actually, I was asking Jochem. > : > > : > From your frustration with this, I could guess how you feel about MySQL. > : > :-) > : > > : > AFA MS SQL goes, I've learned this about MS: Their consumer > : products suck. > : > Their server products are OK. Their development products are > : pretty good. > : > I remember back in college, when I had to program in C to run on a Mac. > : > Everyone developed in MS Visual C++, then recompiled on Code > : Warrior for Mac > : > before turning it in. > : > > : > We've found MS SQL to be a pretty studly product with lots of useful > : > doohickies. There are a few things I would like to see different, but > : > what's perfect? Of course, the downside to it is the price tag. :-) > : > > : > > : > -- Ben Doom > : > Programmer & General Lackey > : > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > > : > : -----Original Message----- > : > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 12:14 PM > : > : To: CF-Community > : > : Subject: Re: import > : > : > : > : > : > : I am not sure if you are asking me or Jochem (talk about a range of > : > : technical expertise! :) ) but my uninformed opinion is that the > : > : documentation for both is pretty murky. The new host has a > : nice front end > : > : for mysql which is why I went with that rather than SQL. > : Also, I dislike > : > : relying on m$ and if I really need to I can move mysql to my > : own computer > : > : and use it there, whereas I simply cannot afford SQL server. > : There is also > : > : a pretty helpful mysql user community (#mysql on efnet) even > : if some tend > : > : to play the geekier than thou game. I am not aware of > : anything similar for > : > : SQL server although that could merely be that I am not aware of it. > : > : > : > : Dana > : > : > : > : Ben Doom writes: > : > : > : > : > What do you prefer? > : > : > > : > : > We use MS SQL 2K here, but are looking into using MySQL for intranet > : > : > rollouts, so I'm curious as to your opinion. > : > : > > : > : > > : > : > -- Ben Doom > : > : > Programmer & General Lackey > : > : > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > : > > : > : > : -----Original Message----- > : > : > : From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : > : Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:30 PM > : > : > : To: CF-Community > : > : > : Subject: import > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : Dana Tierney wrote: > : > : > : > > : > : > : >And PS, Jochem, thank you for the mysql manual reference, I never > : > : > : >would > : > : > : >have found it because I was looking under "import" not "load" > : > : > : > : > : > : Just read it front to back. Even though I very much dislike > : > : > : MySQL, I have read large parts of the documentation because I > : > : > : anticipate that somebody will force me to use it in the future. > : > : > : (I ended up hating MySQL even more.) > : > : > : > : > : > : Jochem > : > : > : > : > : > > : > : > : > > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
