Re: Which Version?

Agree with Win Ker, but when porting you shoul also add Oracle migration kit for MS-SQL, available for download at
http://technet.oracle.com
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Win Ker wrote:

> PO Lite won't work, nor will Personal Oracle as you have multiple connections.
> Hence, the next is simply called Oracle8 or Oracle8 Standard Edition for Windows
> NT. It comes packaged with X number of connections so make sure that you buy
> the right number up front.
>
> You mention the db application written in SQL...ummm, is it a stored procedure
> application, or did you mean to say that you have to port the application from
> environment X, and it has the data/schema currently in SQL, which needs to be
> moved to Oracle? If this be the case, you'll need to buy some tools to help you
> as well, and possibly SQL*Plus (developers only). Go to the Oracle Store at
> www.oracle.com...it'll make this simpler than it seems.
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> > I wonder if anybody can help me .. a company I am working for has just won a
> > contract to port a database application written in SQL Server 6.5/7.0 to
> > Oracle. Unfortunately, we do not have any Oracle software at all and we need
> > to purchase some! Our working arrangements (2 developers working from home)
> > mean that we do not require large amounts of connections. However, the
> > software should be able to operate on Windows NT 4.0 and hopefully Windows
> > 98 laptops. Does such an animal exist? I have heard conflicting reports
> > about what we require (Oracle lite / Oracle Standard Personal edition etc)
> > and was wondering if you knowledgeable people knew a definitive answer...
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Paul prowen_at_bigfoot.com

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