Also the clob and blob support is closer to the "standard" jdbc implementation than under postgresql. Admitably I haven't looked lately to be sure of that statement, and oracle isn't quite standard, but it's alot closer that what I saw in postgresql. For a home project I'd consider postgresql, but for work it's going to be oracle. Besides most of our customers explicitly require oracle, or MS SQL, so it's not like I have a big choice. The next most likey contentors usually end up being informix or db2. And for really small stuff I can get away with something like hypersonic, but only if they don't know (it's not that I'm trying to hide things, it's just that they don't care).
Oracle also has some really nice xml/xsl tools, which I haven't see for the other databases. Their XSQL servlet is really really nice for implementing pre-filled in forms and other types of pages when your sql is static. And their implmentation of the XSL transform is about 2-2.5 times faster than xalan. All in all I'm a fairly happy oracle customer (although indirectly as I don't purchase oracle, the customer does). --mikej -=----- mike jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 12:13 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: [OT] free Database with Transaction (Sorry for the noise) > > > I have an oracle administrator. It's no problem. I also have an oracle > support contract, if it's beyond the admin I have additional > resources. And > not to start a flame war, but postgresql isn't quite to the level that I > need professionally yet. It's getting there, but its not quite there yet. > > --mikej > -=----- > mike jackson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:35 AM > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: RE: [OT] free Database with Transaction (Sorry for the noise) > > > > > > > If I'm going to go to that size I'd rather run Oracle. But if it's > > > something > > > small hypersonic is great. > > > > There is no comparison. PostgreSQL is very simple to install and run. > > Oracle requires an Oracle administrator ($$$) to install. I > don't think a > > database can be much easier to install than PostgreSQL, > > especially if you're > > on windows. Just install Cygwin and it has postgresql installed > > automatically (if you select the database option). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
