Re: JDBC and Oracle 8

Yeah, this stinks and you have to find out the hard way

I'm working with image and sound BLOBs with Java applets and JDBC. Everything works great with the oci8 drivers used locally and tested using the appletviewer. The moment I tried to use the thin drivers and run the applet from a Web-browser I get the 'unsupported network datatype' error. This
is caused by the fact that LOBs are used, attempting to use objects will give the same error. Lets face it, trying to find suitable client tools for use with the new datatypes is a pain in the butt. I just can't believe all this isn't sorted out already. Its months since Oracle8 was launched.

Mike Ryan wrote:

> Its a good thing that I didnt see this earlier, because I have the Thin
> drivers connecting to Oracle 8 without problems. Although Im not using
> any of the new Oracle 8 features it does seem to be working ok.
>
> Mike.
>
> Patttrikk WebSurfer wrote:
> >
> > I emailed to the tech support team and they wrote that their current
> > JDBC drivers do NOT work with Oracle8.
> >
> > Oracle is supposed to unveil their new "JAVA strategy" today although
> > I haven't checked their site yet.
> >
> > On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 19:05:58 +0800, Grant Lee <leegr_at_cs.curtin.edu.au>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Does anyone know when the Oracle JDBC OCI and JDBC Thin Drivers
> > >for Oracle 8 are going to be available. Oracle web site says
> > >"Oracle8 versions for download coming soon!!"
> > >
> > >Can I use previous versions? Will they support the objects option?
> > >
>
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Received on Thu Apr 16 1998 - 16:14:42 CDT