Re: "Light" version of Oracle for client computers?

From: Justin Cave <jocave_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 6 Nov 2002 09:20:40 -0800
Message-ID: <233b7a65.0211060920.1ee6d9e8@posting.google.com>

javainsel_at_yahoo.de (quereinsteiger) wrote in message news:<49fa165c.0211060344.154f42f8_at_posting.google.com>...
> I want to create a Java application which runs on many 400 MHz
> laptops. Do I need to install Oracle completely on all these laptops
> to use Oracle database? Or can I install a "light" version, which
> doesn't use much harddisk space, RAM and prozessor time? If yes, how
> much harddisk space, RAM and prozessor time does it cost me?

Since you're writing a Java application, I'm assuming that you'll be using JDBC to connect to the database. If so, you just need to download the JDBC thin driver to the client machines-- no Oracle software needs to be installed.

Justin Cave Received on Wed Nov 06 2002 - 11:20:40 CST