Re: Visual Basic, ODBC and Oracle 6

Ian Miller (immi_at_chevron.com) wrote:
: In article <g89r4281.745754165_at_alpha.ru.ac.za>, g89r4281_at_alpha.ru.ac.za (Pundarik Ranchod) says:
: >
: >In <24ur56$frg_at_nigel.msen.com> jeffk_at_garnet.msen.com (Jeff Kopmanis) writes:
: >
: >>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.

VB is *ALOT* cheaper. PB is *ALOT* more powerful. You get what you pay for. For medium strength apps, VB is probably OK, but for bigger stuff, PB would be the tool of choice. VB also has a much wider support and 3rd-party library hook-ins than PB.

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