Re: SQL*Net and Apple

In article <2t8026$3pa_at_Venus.mcs.com>, rrogers_at_MCS.COM (Richard Rogers) wrote:

> I'm not that familiar with the Macintosh environment. Is SQL*Net available
> on the mac and what transport choices are there? I've heard a rumor that
> Powerbuilder will be ported someday to the Mac, and would like to get a
> feeling of how that would be supported in access to an Oracle database.
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>

   Yes it is available and works well. You can get either TCP/IP or AppleTalk listener. We use both. Peice of advise, use a UNIX box rather than a Novell box. We're using both and the UNIX box is much easier to get going.

  I using 4D as a front end to Oracle7. This works great.

  I heard the same thing about Powerbuilder on the Mac. I heard that it is already in beta.

   There is also Oracle Glue for the Mac (in beta) that uses Apple Script. Using this many applications like Quark, Excel, Word, Wordperfect, 4D, Stuffit, Frontmost, and etc. can all be front-ends for Oracle7, simultaneously. Cool or what?

steve hand
advanced laser graphics
washington dc Received on Tue Jun 14 1994 - 22:50:17 CEST