Re: Visual Basic, ODBC and Oracle 6

From: Ian Miller <immi_at_chevron.com>
Date: 25 Aug 93 23:27:53 GMT
Message-ID: <1993Aug25.232753.769_at_nntpserver.calgary.chevron.com>


In article <g89r4281.745754165_at_alpha.ru.ac.za>, g89r4281_at_alpha.ru.ac.za (Pundarik Ranchod) says:
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>In <24ur56$frg_at_nigel.msen.com> jeffk_at_garnet.msen.com (Jeff Kopmanis) writes:
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>>Pundarik Ranchod (g89r4281_at_alpha.ru.ac.za) wrote:
>>: Is there an Oracle 6 driver available for Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows ?
 

>>Yes. The ODBC driver for Windows that comes with VB-Prof and Access Upgrade
>>1.1 is for Oracle 6, but will work just fine with 7. You're all set.
 

>>If you're using either, be sure to look at README.TXT that gets installed.
>>The MS install does NOT install completely. There are additional settings
>>in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that you need to make.
 

>>Hope that helps,
>>-Jeff. :)

Just curious as to why you chose VB over something like PowerBuilder. PB is supposedly a much more powerfull tool for writing client/server applications. Received on Thu Aug 26 1993 - 01:27:53 CEST

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