RE: VC++ to Oracle connectivity without installing client

If you really need to develop a client/server application, rather than going for the eminently reasonable suggestion of using a three-tier architecture, I'd start by looking into response files. This allows you to script the Oracle Universal Installer, so that the necessary client components will be installed without user intervention. This could be called as the first step in your install program.

http://tahiti.oracle.com/pls/db92/db92.drilldown?levelnum=1&preference=&expand_all=&book=&method=FULL&chapters=0&verb=&word=response+file#a96697

At 08:18 PM 11/8/2002, you wrote:
>Hrm. But that's why everyone is doing web-based(three-tier) applications
>to avoid doing that kind of thing. Even if you manage to include Oracle
>client into your app, you will still face the challenge of rolling
>your app on 1000 PCs. Plus subsequent fixes, new versions.
>
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>Hello Gurus,
>
>I would like to program our VC++ application to
>directly connect to Oracle database using OO4O or OCI.
>But the problem is this VC++ app is gonna run on 1000s
>of desktops where we may have to install Oracle client
>which will be a time consuming in-efficient process. I
>am trying to see if the required client dlls and other
>files can be combined in the VC++ package itself and
>delivered to those 1000s of desktops.
>
>Can any of you give some insight into this, please?
>
>Any help would be highly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Muru
>
>
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