Re: How do I setup an Oracle odbc connection

TurkBear wrote:

> Another overly-broad statement -
>
> In most cases using native connectivity is best, but, some tools, some apps and some situations
> my require that ODBC be used, so a blanket condemnation is inappropriate...
>
> He can search www.merant.com ( as well as other places) to find the ODBC drivers he needs - they work well and are nearly as
> fast as OCI calls...
>
> Sometimes you need more than 1 tool...
>
>
>
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <Daniel.Morgan_at_attws.com> wrote:
>
> >Alexander Raiano wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> How do I setup an odbc connection to an Oracle db? The db that I want
> >> to connect to is running on a Solaris box. The client that I will be
> >> connecting from will also be a solaris box. What are the
> >> configuration file that I have to touch?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> alex
> >
> >If the client is Solaris, and the server is Solaris, why would you want to
> >use ODBC?
> >
> >People rarely choose to voluntarily introduce instability, insecurity, and
> >performance problems into a perfectly stable environment.
> >
> >Daniel A. Morgan
>
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I asked why. And I am willing to reserve judgement before making comdemning or praising. But in general, for Solaris to Solaris connectivity, one does not select ODBC as the method of choice.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Fri Jul 13 2001 - 15:13:09 CDT