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Re: Is OCI the best way.....

From: Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:25:19 -0400
Message-ID: <F=vcN4ZW8wpOFlB7WkVk33Y3kV1P@4ax.com>


A copy of this was sent to ChrisO <chris.osborn_at_engelhard.com> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:28:52 GMT, you wrote:

>Is the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) the best way to access data from a
>program written on a UNIX system. Are there any other options (i.e. in
>windows you can also use ODBC)?
>

OCI will give you the most options when using Oracle.

ODBC is available on Unix -- many of the ODBC vendors have packages you can purchase and use on that platform as well as windows.

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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Mon Sep 13 1999 - 08:25:19 CDT

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