Re: Newbie question....

From: Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:55:33 +0000
Message-ID: <3069301.1057186533_at_dbforums.com>


Originally posted by dreimer
> Please bear with the newbie questions I am about to ask...
>
> I have an Oracle 8.1.7.3.0 on an HP-UX box, and am familiar with
> running what I need to run from the SQL*Plus command line....
>
> What I would LIKE to do (please don't critisize)is write a small
> select query for use in an ASP page running on a Win2K server. I have
> checked the sqlnet.ora and tnsnames.ora files, and have run sqlplus
> from the windows box, and am able to get what I need, but have no idea
> how to get the connection to work in an ASP page, or get the query to
> work....I have tried using tools like Dreamweaver, but it seems to not
> like the drivers...
>
> Any short HOWTO's on basic VB script or ASP connections to Oracle? Or
> do I need to buy a book and start reading?

You have to use ODBC/ADO etc to connect to the database. I don't know the exact syntax but you can search in comp.lang.visual.basic NG.

Another suggestion.... dump VB script/ASP and go with Java.

Regards
/Rauf Sarwar

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