On 11/1/05, Welty, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott Marlowe writes: > > and PostgreSQL enjoys a MUCH richer and easier to use > >set of utilities. I find psql to be much much easier to drive than > >oracle's SQL*PLus, which makes my head hurt. > > i have to use the informix dbaccess tool here at the day job a lot. > hate it. psql is so much nicer... > > i do not have fond memories of SQL*Plus, either.
Yes, sqlplus looks especially bad once you're used to banging around in psql. Although, I recently discovered rlwrap (a generic readline wrapper) which makes sqlplus almost tolerable. It's the best thing to happen to sqlplus since... well, since "quit" I suppose. http://www.dizwell.com/oracle/articles/cli_history.html ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
