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Connection to Remote Oracle Databse using ODBC in VB [message #122718]

Wed, 08 June 2005 04:00

mehulp
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Hi,

Is it possible to connect a remote oracle database using ODBC from VB.

Is it necessary to install oracle on a computer running VB application?

Please help me in solving this problem.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Connection to Remote Oracle Databse using ODBC in VB [message #123540 is a reply to message #122718]

Mon, 13 June 2005 22:00

djmartin
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Yes you can connect to an Oracle database via ODBC.

To which version of Oracle database are you trying to connect?

David

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Re: Connection to Remote Oracle Databse using ODBC in VB [message #123617 is a reply to message #123540]

Tue, 14 June 2005 03:07

mehulp
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Martin,

My oracle version is 8i.

And I want to globally access this database from different location from my VBA application. I don't want to install oracle client each & every place. is it possible & if yes then please guide me.

Thanks,
MEHUL

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Re: Connection to Remote Oracle Databse using ODBC in VB [message #123801 is a reply to message #123617]

Tue, 14 June 2005 20:13

djmartin
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Go to http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/windows/odbc/index.html. This lists the various ODBC drivers for the various versions of Oracle. Near the top right corner is documentation on using the drivers.

David

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Re: Connection to Remote Oracle Databse using ODBC in VB [message #123988 is a reply to message #122718]

Wed, 15 June 2005 15:59

joeancell
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If you are using ODBC driver, I don't believe it is possible to access remote server without installing Oracle client. Most of drivers I worked with communicate with OCI layer which requires you have Oracle client installed and defined server in your tnsnames.ora file.

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