Re: HELP ! : 32-bit ODBC 2.0 driver

From: <kevin_at_intuitive.co.uk>
Date: 1996/08/30
Message-ID: <322728e2.0_at_194.131.7.3>#1/1

Hemang Nadkarni <hemang_at_quadbase.com> wrote:>I need a 32-bit ODBC 2.0 driver for Oracle7 Workgroup Server on NT. The

>Oracle Web page provides a driver which only supports ODBC 1.0. Is there a
>web site where I could find a 2.0 driver ? Does someone else sell a 2.0
>ODBC driver for Oracle ?                                                  
>

Try Microsoft. The filename is ge1263, and it's on their ftp site. This snapshot from the readme says it loads a7.1 driver, but I've had it working to Oracle 7.2.2.4.0 on NT OK:

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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)

          GE1263: MICROSOFT ODBC Desktop Database Drivers 3.0 FOR 32-BIT PROGRAMS

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              Note About the Microsoft License Agreement

In using this software product you implicitly agree to the terms of the applicable license agreement, which follows at the end of this Application Note.

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INTRODUCTION

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This Application Note contains the latest Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers for the following data sources:

• ORACLE(R) versions 7.x up to 7.1
• Microsoft SQL Server versions 4.21 and 6.0
• Microsoft Jet database engine version 3.0, which supports the following formats:
  • Microsoft Access versions 2.0 and 7.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro(R) versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.6
  • dBASE III(R), dBASE IV(R), and dBASE(R) for Windows
  • Paradox(R) versions 3.x, 4.x, and 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 7.0
  • Text

The ODBC drivers are 32-bit only and are designed for use by ODBCcompliant,  32-bit programs running under Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT(TM) 3.51.

Installation Requirements

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To set up the ODBC drivers, you must have one of the following 32-bit ODBC-compliant programs installed on your computer:

• Microsoft Access for Windows 95
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95
• Microsoft Office for Windows 95
• Microsoft Project for Windows 95
• Microsoft Visual FoxPro(TM) version 3.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic(R) version 4.0
• Microsoft C++ version 4.0

To use the Visgenic ORACLE 7.x ODBC driver, you must have a 32-bit version of SQL*Net(R) installed on your computer. For information about obtaining the 32-bit version of SQL*Net, please contact Oracle Corporation at (800) 345-DBMS. Received on Fri Aug 30 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST