I need a picture of Java to Oracle <Latest> (my brain's not getting it)

Hi all -

I don't think my brain just isn't getting the whole picture...

If I write a Java app that is going to be talking to Oracle, is the only method of getting the Oracle server to do anything via SQL calls?

Assuming that my Java App is on a laptop, and talking (I guess TCP/IP) to the Oracle Server, what processing/data access options do I have?

The Oracle site seems to talk about a Java API to Oracle, but, inside how would my laptop app be getting the data? Is this API just a wrapper around SQL calls? Is there an "Included into my Laptop App" something that will allow me to create objects based upon rows of data stored at the server, or do I have to get the data, and then construct the Java objects myself?

I guess my simple question is, "Is SQL the only data access method to Oracle that I've got?" (That works out of the box today)

If there are any successes I would like to hear them (not from Oracle though, I have a hard time buying people blowing their own horns)

Thanks in advance
cg Received on Mon Jun 25 2001 - 19:15:46 CEST