Re: Zero Client front end to Oracle

As a previous poster has mentioned..With Java you can build a 'thin' interface since the Java JDBC connection does not require any Oracle Client Software ( It does need the Oracle class libraries )..

Also, there is a 'thin' ODBC driver available if you can install at least that on the client.. Read about it here:
http://www.datadirect-technologies.com/products/odbc/odbcwireprot.asp

Holger Baer <holger.baer_at_science-computing.de> wrote:

>Volker Hetzer wrote:
>> Rich wrote:
>>
>>>I need to create a front end to an Oracle database. The company I work
>>>for requires that I use VB scripts. And they do not want anything
>>>installed on the end user's PC.
>>>
>>>The front end must be able to allow users to interactively ( thru pull
>>>down menus, combo boxes etc . . . ) create SQL statements. Then the
>>>SQL statements will query the back end Oracle tables. The data is to
>>>be retrieved and sent the Excel spreadsheets on the end users desktop.
>>>
>>>Can the above be done with Oracle and VB scripts on an intranet?
>>
>> Would the ODBC client dll count as "nothing"?
>
>No. It would count as insufficient - if I'm not completely cooked
>(what with currently about 35°C and no air conditioning) the ODBC dll
>sits on top of the Oracle Client so you'll need that as well.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Holger

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