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On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 6:35:52 +0200, Jörg Bullmann wrote
(in message <36257BA1.6EE10BAF_at_fontworks.com>):
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> Hi,
>
> This is really all too embarrasing to ask, but then, we're desperate:
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> We got the Oracle 8 CD and there is nothing but NT driver stuff on that. No
> Mac support at all.
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> Has anybody in this group hints on how to proceed and what alternatives we
> have to develop client software for the database on Mac's? We've got all
> tools for C++ programming and have the know how as well, but this is our
> first database project.
>
> Do we have to use ODBC? How is ODBC's performance? Could we connect to the
> server using a TCP/IP connection and "talk clear text" to it by sending SQL
> statements and the interpret the data that is sent back to us? Could we use
> the Oracle Web interface as a base for that?
>
> Clueless remains Jörg
If possible user sqlnet-2.3 Try to get rid of odbc. Maybe omnis data has some ideas about this. They sell omnis-studio, a great = x-platform development system for db frontends with various backend solutions. http:\\www.omnis.com
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Ronald
The best way to accelerate a machine running windows is at 9.8 m/s^2 Received on Tue Oct 20 1998 - 13:10:22 CDT