Re: Connecting with VB

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 20:12:18 +0200
Message-ID: <968704969.3780.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Oo4o is completely native (there is no ODBC layer involved, it interfaces directly to OCI and sqlnet).
Also, as it is an Oracle propietary product, it supports more Oracle specific features.
If you don't plan to use your programs with any other backend than Oracle, I would definitely use oo4o.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

<Frank_at_OsborneConsulting.com> wrote in message news:8pj52p$r26$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> We are starting a project using vb6 and Oracle 8i
> and seem to have 3 options for connecting to
> Oracle from VB.
>
> 1. ADO + Oracle ODBC Driver
> 2. ADO + OLE Db (Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver)
> 3. Oracle Objects 0040
>
> Oracle Objects looks slick but most of the books
> seem to indicate that it is the least used method.
> Does anyone have strong reasons for using one over
> the other?
>
> Thanks
>
> Frank Osborne
> Osborne Consulting LLC
> email: Frank_at_OsborneConsulting.com
>
>
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Received on Mon Sep 11 2000 - 13:12:18 CDT