Perhaps your guess is right Dennis. <Dennis> For odd features like this marketing probably gets a list from support. </Dennis>
But Dennis,what is so "odd" in having this feature ? i think,only ORACLE CORP. knows. Thanx & Regards, Jp. 1-11-2003 02:49:30, DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Prem > I will provide my guesses and maybe someone that knows the real story >will reply. First, in order for Oracle to drop a datafile, you would somehow >have to ensure that it is empty. I would guess if Oracle added this feature, >then Oracle Support would receive a lot of questions about why it erred out >for them. > Second, for any software system, what is the portion most likely to cause >an error? The part that changed last. If they created this feature at this >late date, it would probably produce weird behavior sometime. > Finally, developers develop what they are requested to develop. Those >requests generally come from marketing. For odd features like this marketing >probably gets a list from support. So, if many customers aren't requesting a >feature, it will probably never get on the development feature list. > But that is all just a guess based on my personal experience working for >a software vendor long ago on a faraway planet, and that vendor certainly >wasn't Oracle. > >Dennis Williams -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Prem Khanna J INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
