Re: Accessing Oracle databases from withing Guardian

Jeff McLamb wrote:
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> This was the first area I looked
> into as well, but Tandem ODBC only
> allows you to perform Outside/In queries
> on Tandem SQL files.
>
> In other words it will allow you to access
> Tandem SQL databases from another host such
> as a PC or Unix Box, but it doesn't allow
> you to access an Non-Tandem Oracle database
> residing off the system.

Jeff,

You are correct, but don't get trapped into thinking that this is a Tandem deficiency. This is true of ANY vendor's ODBC implementation. ODBC client drivers are always supplied by the vendor of the server DBMS, not the client environment. For instance, the Windows drivers that allow you to access Oracle, Sybase, and Paradox from a Windows client are developed and provided by Oracle, Sybase, and Borland...not Microsoft (I know, I know...you can get them from Microsoft, but they get them from the DBMS vendors.)

Dan

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