Re: connecting to Oracle/ODBC via winsock

In article <CrDo9A.71s_at_uk.ac.brookes> p0054467_at_oxford-brookes.ac.uk (branigan d) writes:
> I remember reading somewhere here about a problem with a version of
>Trumpet Winsock not reading services properly and not finding ORASRV unless
>it was the first entry.

That's a __SQL*Net__ problem, not specifically a Trumpet winsock problem. The same thing occurs with other winsock implementations. One of the many reasons to NOT use 1.1.7.8 but to use 1.1.7.7b instead!

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