Re: Success in buying just the OCI from Oracle?

burzin_at_twinsun.com (Burzin Engineer) wrote:
>
> This is so silly it's almost unbelievable.
> We have Oracle WorkGroup 2000 Server for Windows NT.
> We would like to be able to use ParcPlace VisualWorks from Sun Solaris
> 2.4 to talk to Oracle on the NT. In order to do this we need Oracle Call
> Interface (OCI) for solaris 2.x.
> The OCI is the only thing VisualWork needs to be able to talk to Oracle
> as it already has a Database Connect for Oracle. Maybe some network
> interface too, like SQLNET, MAYBe.. don't know yet.
>
> Here is the problem:
> Oracle does not sell the OCI individually. I went through all the normal
> channels, they haven't said no yet but the rep says it's not in his
> system for things he can sell!!
> I find this hard to beleive. This situation is pretty common for people
> who have 4GL that needs to talk to Oracle.
> Has anybody been in this situation and/or knows how to get around this
> particular Oracle brain damage. What package should I buy in order to
> get OCI? The rep. says buy the Oracle server for solaris 2.x and it
> comes with OCI.
> Hello!! To get a client talking to the server, I should buy another
> server!!!!
>
> If anyone knows the minimalist package to buy so that it has OCI, I
> would really appreciate it.
> Thanks.
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 I believe the response when I asked the same question of Oracle was that it came as part of Pro*C.

        John Moriarty Received on Sat Aug 26 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST