Re: JDBC OCI Oracle Driver

The thin driver is also used in Java Applets depoloyed on the web that need to connect to a database. One can't guarantee that the client running the web application will have Oracle client software installed. So the thin driver is used in these cases.

HTH,
Brian

Jim Kennedy wrote:
>
> Type refers to the jdbc standard. Try a google search on it. The oci
> driver requires you install the Oracle client binaries on the machine using
> it. It is about 10% faster and more capable. The thin driver does not use
> the Oracle client binaries and hence is easier to distribute.
> Jim
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> > I have a couple of questions about JDBC OCI Oracle Driver.
> > Thanks in advance to everyone that will respond me.
> >
> > I would like to know the differences from JDBC Oracle Driver and JDBC
> > thin Oracle driver:when must I use the first and when the second?
> >
> > On the oracle site is written that JDBC Oracle Driver is a "type 2"
> > driver and JDBC thin Oracle driver is a "type 4" driver:what do they
> > mean for "Type"?
> >
> >
> > By and thanks,
> > Crys
> >
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