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sandra.bleijerveld_at_gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to connect an Access (probably 2003) to an Oracle 9i db. I will
> have readonly rights on the Oracle db. (just need to place the data
> from oracle into access, no updates necessary from access to oracle)
>
> I'm aware that i have to use ODBC drivers to connect, but are there
> other issues i should consider before starting to try to connect Access
> to Oracle.
>
> Thnx
>
> Sandra
The only issue I can think of is that it is a really bad idea.
Roughly the equivalent of purchasing a Ferrari and then pulling it around with a Yugo. What is the business problem you are trying to solve and what is it you think MS Access is going to do that you can not do in Oracle, or a decent report writer, directly?
-- Daniel A. Morgan http://www.psoug.org damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)Received on Tue Mar 21 2006 - 10:47:27 CST