Re: Question about Oracle Discoverer

antonyliu2002_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> My boss does not know much about database. He would like to have a GUI
> reporting tool for the Oracle 10i student database we maintain in our
> office.
>
> I searched a little bit and found that Oracle Discoverer might be a
> good one for him.
>
> I have a few questions here as I am also new to this.
>
> 1. What version of Oracle Discoverer should I download for Oracle 10i
> and Windows XP (my boss uses an XP box)? I downloaded and installed
> Oracle Discoverer 4 Administration Edition, but it seems this package
> itself also comes with a Oracle Database and I don't know how to login.
> Even if I login, it is not gonna do the job, because we need to
> connect to the student database on another computer, see below.
>
> 2. The student database runs on a Dell desktop that runs as the
> database server which provides backend support for some web application
> of this office, too. So, what my boss would need is a standalone
> reporting tool that can be connected to the database on the Dell
> computer. Will Oracle Discoverer be an option given this situation?
>
> Thanks.

Also take a look at XML Publisher. It may well meet your needs and has some rather amazing features.

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