Re: ODBC and Oracle?

On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 16:29:35 -0500, Jeff Kish <jeff.kish_at_ait-mmii.com> wrote:

>I would suggest either using JDBC and Java,
>or trying to use the oracle ODBC that normally comes from Microsoft. I
>am not sure, but I think folks get this when they install MS Office.
>
>JDBC would be better because I think those thin clients are generally
>handed out for free by Oracle.
>
>HTH,
>Jeff
>On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 20:55:45 GMT, "Jason" <japskunk_at_home.com> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to connect a program to our oracle server 8i through ODBC. I do
>>not want to use an oracle client is there any drivers or free programs that
>>have an odbc driver or some way to connect to the oracle server? Or if any
>>how would i connect this program through ODBC Using what i have currently?
>>Thanks
>>Jason
>>

The Microsoft driver needs an Oracle client and jdbc can't be used outside the java environment, so I don't see how jdbc can function as a replacement for ODBC

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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