Re: Success in buying just the OCI from Oracle?
Date: 1995/08/31
Message-ID: <rickmich-3108951122420001_at_rickmich.dialup.access.net>#1/1
In article <41lfk4$2cr_at_beam.twinsun.com>, 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.
>--
>--
>Burzin N. Engineer |Tel. (310) 524 1800 | email: burzin_at_twinsun.com
>Twin Sun Inc. |Fax. (310) 524 1818 | MIME OkaY!
You should by the Pro*C 2.0 package -- OCI is included with libraries and demo code, etc. You also get the Pro*C precompiler for embedded sql c coding needs. You do not have to purchase the server package entirely.
Rick Michaud
Citibank, N.A.
Senior Systems Officer
1 Court Square, 39th Floor
Long Island City, NY 11120
Received on Thu Aug 31 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST