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Re: Do I have to install Oracle Client for every machine?

From: Jim Kennedy <kennedy-downwithspammersfamily_at_attbi.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:57:45 -0700
Message-ID: <XvCdnb1be_99-8XeRVn-hw@comcast.com>

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:1129866379.938806.48590_at_g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> joe bayer (nospam) wrote:
> > Our client needs to link their Access to one of my tables in Oracle
(Oracle
> > 9206 on Linux). Do I have to install Oracle Client on each of those 100
> > desktops?
> >
>
> Not 100% sure about this, it's been a while since I last played
> in M$ land. But I seem to recall that if you use the M$-supplied
> odbc-oracle driver, then it's just a matter of configuring it
> and firing away from Access using the odbc connection name.
>
> Not very functional, not very fast, but dirt easy and no need
> for Oracle incantations in a pure M$ environment.
>

Nope you still need the Oracle client.
Jim Received on Thu Oct 20 2005 - 22:57:45 CDT

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