Re: Where to get Oracle Client 8.1.5

>Max M <max_at_wired2NOTnet.com> wrote in message news:<Xns90EF9AC43CD95maxwired2NOTnetcom@192.168.1.214>...
>> We have an Oracle Server and the CD has Oracle Client software ... but it
>> takes up about 100MB of space. Which is fine for folks who directly access
>> the data using the vendor supplier interface.
>>
>> However, I am running ACCESS and use ODBC to get to the Oracle data for
>> Reports etc.
>>
>> How can I use ACCESS on machines that do not have this Oracle Client
>> installed. Is there a stripped down version of the same I can download from
>> somewhere ?
>>
>> max_menon

On 3 Aug 2001 01:28:36 -0700, schwickert_at_yahoo.com (T. Schwickert) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>you need the Oracle-Client, at least SQL*Net
>The ODBC-driver uses sqlnet ...
>
>Thomas
>

The Oracle installer usually lets you pick which bits you install. Like Thomas says, you need SQL*Net, and the files that go with it. Oracle will sort out dependencies for you (the TCP/IP interface, probably).

There is also an Oracle-supplied ODBC driver: you might want to use that, or use the Microsft ODBC driver for Oracle.

I'm not sure how much space this minimal installation would take, but nothing like 100M.

There are other issues about using Access to get at an Oracle database, but that's a separate topic. Received on Sat Aug 04 2001 - 15:06:52 CEST