XP is different. Usually under windows the install is alot smoother than under the flavors of unix I have available. All I can really say is good luck, can't help you further. After you get it installed I might be able to offer further advice.
--mikej -=----- mike jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Swapneel Dange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: JDBC connectivityfor ORACLE !!! > > > hey MIKE ! > > may be this is a DUMB QUESTION but all this procedure for installation > remains tha same irrespective of the fact that i am trying to implement > ORACLE under XP. right ? > > Swapneel Dange > 505-642-4126 > http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~sdange > > > > > > > > >From: "Mike Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: JDBC connectivityfor ORACLE !!! > >Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:56:19 -0800 > > > >Also, http://www.orafaq.com is extremely helpful for answering questions. > > > >--mikej > >-=----- > >mike jackson > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:53 AM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: RE: JDBC connectivityfor ORACLE !!! > > > > > > > > > To Install Oracle: > > > > > > Create three groups, "sysdba", "sysoper", "oinstall" > > > > > > Create an oracle user, default group "oinstall", member of > > > "sysdba" and > > > "sysoper" > > > > > > Setup environment variables for "ORACLE_HOME", and "ORACLE_SID" > > > > > > Change the PATH to include $ORACLE_HOME/bin > > > > > > Get the CDROMS > > > > > > Mount the CDROMS > > > > > > cd /<where the cdrom is mounted> > > > > > > As the oracle user ./runInstaller.sh > > > > > > For the most part follow the instructions, but do not, and > > > I repeat do not > > > let it to the "copy the inital database", in fact when you get the > >option > > > have it install the software only. > > > > > > After oracle is installed run "dbca" > > > > > > Create the initial database, take the option that creates a database > > > without using a template > > > > > > As for JDBC drivers, I've never had a problem with the oracle drivers, > > > except in their JDBC2.0 connection pooling, so as long as you use > >another > > > connection pool I'd use the standard ones. > > > > > > --mikej > > > -=----- > > > mike jackson > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Swapneel Dange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:50 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: JDBC connectivityfor ORACLE !!! > > > > > > > > > > > > hi MIKE, PENG , CHONG !! > > > > > > > > guys, there seems to be a problem here for me with the database > > > > implementation. After all the discussion i was all set to > > > implemenent the > > > > database as a FILESYSTEM only but my BOSS insists that > ORACLE shoudl > >be > > > > implemented. Can somebody of u enlighten me with the SITES and > > > > README files > > > > about impplementing ORACLE under TOMCAT umbrella and what > could be the > > > > DRIVERS i need to know before i plunge into the deep sea of ORACLE > > > > implementation. some of the drivers suggested are the ones made > > > > by DATATAKE, > > > > JBOSS (i guess, i may be wrong)or the default drivers which come > > > > up with the > > > > ORACLE. > > > > > > > > Comments are really awaited ! > > > > > > > > Swapneel Dange > > > > 505-642-4126 > > > > http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~sdange > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Mike Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Subject: RE: JDBC & ORACLE implementation ! > > > > >Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:20:31 -0800 > > > > > > > > > >SQLPlus is part of oracle. You can't do sqlplus without oracle. > > > > > > > > > >--mikej > > > > >-=----- > > > > >mike jackson > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Swapneel Dange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 11:20 PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: Re: JDBC & ORACLE implementation ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hey CHONG , PENG ! > > > > > > > > > > > > i think i have really given up the idea of putting up > ORACKLE for > >my > > > > > > support. after all this discussion, i just think that there i > > > > sno urgent > > > > > > need for me to take up a HUMONGOUS taks of using ORACLE and i > > > > > > guess i will > > > > > > IMPLEMENT the SQLPLUS or the FILESYSTEM as my > alternatives to the > > > > > > DATABASE > > > > > > application. > > > > > > > > > > > > but in the end i would really like to know as to > between SQLPLUS > >or > > > > > > FILESYSTEM, which will be convinient for me to HANDLE string > > > > stripping , > > > > > > string comparison and all that stuff ! ( BTW, i have really > >started > > > > > > implementing the FILESYSTEM to a good level ) > > > > > > > > > > > > do commment about this ! > > > > > > > > > > > > Swapneel Dange > > > > > > 505-642-4126 > > > > > > http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~sdange > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Chong Yu Meng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: JDBC & ORACLE implementation ! > > > > > > >Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:06:31 +0800 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I think if you take Oracle installation, configuration and > > > > > > maintenance out > > > > > > >of the picture, you definitely have a much more > workable plan. I > > > > > > agree with > > > > > > >Peter, in that designing the tables and application logic are > > > > > > going to be > > > > > > >tough. I once wrote a servlet that processed CDR data from a > > > > > > Cisco switch, > > > > > > >and I spent a lot of time getting the logic just right. If I > > > > > > understand you > > > > > > >correctly, Swapneel, you need the database for storage only, > > > > > > correct ? Are > > > > > > >you planning to use the Oracle text indexer, or are you > > > > > > implementing that > > > > > > >yourself? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >One last thing : JDBC may take you a shorter time to learn than > > > > > > the 2 weeks > > > > > > >I put down in an earlier email. On reflection, that is probably > > > > > > padding too > > > > > > >much, but I recommend that you do not underestimate the time > > > > > > taken to get > > > > > > >the JDBC connection going, especially for Oracle. I've had > >problems > > > > >with > > > > > > >8.1.5 before and had to resort to DataDirect drivers. 8.1.7 > > > > > > seems to be ok, > > > > > > >though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > > >chong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Peter Lin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>overall, using JDBC with Tomcat is the easy part. > Deciding how > >to > > > > > > >>implement your tables and application logic will be the hard > > > > > > part. If your > > > > > > >>data is not normalized and doesn't need to be, then the > > > first thing > > > > >you > > > > > > >>should look into is statistical analysis of text. there are > > > > > > several well > > > > > > >>tested algo's for doing this type of processing. > > > > Unfortunately I don't > > > > > > >>know the name of the algo's. I worked on integrating > > > personalization > > > > > > >>applications a couple years back relating to filtering news. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>If your needs aren't too complex, it shouldn't take > too long to > > > > > > implement > > > > > > >>some form of statistical analysis. Using file system to store > > > > > > the entire > > > > > > >>text doesn't necessarily mean you can't store the text > > > summaries in > > > > > > >>Oracle. Google for related topics and you should be to find > > > > > > some examples. > > > > > > >>If you're needs are more complex, you'll need to look into > > > > > > grammar based > > > > > > >>parsing, which is a slow process. Most of the comparison > > > > > > between grammar > > > > > > >>based and statistical parsing has shown that > statistical is more > > > > > > >>effective. hope that helps. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>peter > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>Swapneel Dange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:hey peter, > > > mike & chong ! > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>so if i stay with a small thing like SQLPLUS, the JDBC > > > > > > connectivity wont > > > > > > >>be a tough thing to do as compared to the ORACLE > > > > > > implementation. right ? > > > > > > >>because in last few days after consulting with some people > > > > > > in-house here, > > > > > > >>i am thinking over the OPTION of SQLPLUS. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>do commment on this ! > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >>Swapneel Dange > > > > > > >>505-642-4126 > > > > > > >>http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~sdange > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. 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