Walt wrote:

> HansF wrote:
>
>> Alan wrote:
>>
>>> As I am a newbie to Oracle would like to know besides the 10g database
>>> server, what other I need to download to look at the Oracle 10g ?
>
>
> <snip>
>
>> Then there is the plethora of non-Oracle tools and utilities which I
>> ignore.
>
>
> TOAD from Quest software is one that's worth not ignoring.
>

OK - you started it... TOAD is an overpriced tool; PL/SQL Developer
is better in support, and supporting new versions, and costs
about nothing ($3K unlimited licence; see
http://www.allroundautomations.nl) and, my favourite, it
has an open interface to which the General Public can
program their own utilities.
And they do - see their web site.
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Regards,
Frank van Bortel