Re: Detect SQLSERVER or ORACLE Being used

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:23:47 +0200
Message-ID: <966875172.19063.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

IMO this a typical item for an .ini file or registry section. Have the user set it once, query the registry key and for the rest forget about it. Manipulating the registry is not that difficult.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

"Jonny Gibson" <nisoftmc_at_singnet.com.sg> wrote in message news:8nq9ha$9e0$1_at_coco.singnet.com.sg...
> HI
>
> I need to detect whether my Delphi 3 program is being used with MSSQL or
> Oracle BEFORE is tries to log in.
>
> My only thoughts are to detect if the machine has ORACLE active.
>
> how can I do this. i.e.. how can I detect if a program is running?
>
> thanks
>
> jg
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Received on Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:23:47 CDT