Re: Lotu123W and Oracle Datalens

On 12 Mar 1994 14:22:06 GMT Martin Carmichael (martin_at_CAM.ORG) wrote:
: Hello:
: I am desesperatly trying to open a Oracle 6.0 database connection using
: Lotus 123 for Windows trough DataLens Drivers.
 

: As you should know, 123R4W come with various DataLens drivers for many
: RDBMS, like informix, SQL server, Paradox, ... but NONE for Oracle.
 

: Can somebody tell me where to find those drivers, and how to set-up my
: system to establish an Oracle connection wich works?
 

: Thanks you all.
: Martin

Sure, you can pay either Lotus or Oracle $195 (US) for the datalens driver. My info on the pricing is about a year old, so your mileage may vary.

Rumor has it that in version 3.0 of Approach for Windows (now in beta) that links to 123/Win will be real tight and the preferred way to get data out of/into a foreign database when using 123/Win. I mention this because Approach 2.0 which I use, connects quite nicely with Oracle, tho' it does have a limit--which I've never run into--of 10 joined tables for a query/report.

Regards.

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