Re: Oracle to WordBasic is it possible

In article <19970107202800.PAA09289_at_ladder01.news.aol.com>, ASALWA <asalwa_at_aol.com> writes
>Is it possible to pass oracle data/parameters from oracle to WordBasic
>programs ?
>see description of what we are trying to do below.
>
>
>We are designing a correspondence subsystem for a client. The subsystem
>will comprise of MS-Word forms and programs (using WordBasic) and will
>interact with an Oracle main system. We would like to hear from anyone
>with experience developing custom applications in MS-Word in which MS-Word
>communicates with Oracle by passing Oracle data/parameters to WordBasic.
>
>If you know of any MS-Word/Oracle custom built applications or can provide
>us with any guidance, please feel free toemail me at ASALWA_at_aol.com.
>
>Thanks.
>-Arrojah

Yes, *limited* interaction between MSWord and Oracle is possible through ODBC using WBODBC.WLL which is a renamed DLL supplied with Microsoft Word Developers Kit. I've tried it, it does work, but like I say it's limited.
By the way the example C++ code is supplied with the book, so it may prove a reasonable starting point for a C++ developer with ODBC experience (or lots of time).
If you can get some one to write custom DLL/WLL's for you, I'm sure you can do quite a bit with it.
It's a bit long to go into here, but the book is from Microsoft Press, ISBN 1-55615-681-2, so you should't have any trouble getting your hands in it.

Good luck.

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