Re: WANTED : the sqlnet protocol

Hugo Toledo, Jr. wrote:
>
> mark rostron wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone please advise if the sqlnet protocol is published anywhere? mr
>
> With SQL*Net release 2.3 you get SQL*Net OPEN, an API which allows you to
> use the Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) to communicate using,
> effectively, SQL*Net. Even better, the very simple implementation, only
> four functions, works transparently with all TNS applications
> including Oracle Names, Oracle MultiProtocol Interchange, and Secure
> Network Services.

An API is fine, but what if you need access to Oracle from unsupported platforms (which don't have the API library available)? What you need is the Sql*Net *network* protocol (port numbers, message contents, etc.). If this information is available, which I doubt, you could then write your own interface to Sql*Net.

So, can anyone please advise if the sqlnet protocol is published anywhere?

IMHO, it would be easier to write your own client/server protocol, with the server using dynamic SQL or OPI to process requests for data. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Stan  

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