Re: ODBC, SQLNet, OCI - Which One With PersonalOracle7 on Desktop

On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:37:50 GMT, sm_at_nowhere.com (sm) wrote:

>2: is the connect string for making a local db on the WIn95 platform.
>That is the number two followed by a colon. A local sqlnet driver
>(called the two-task driver) is used for local connections.
Where is this two-task driver?

>Please note that one needs to use SqlNet to connect to Oracle,
When I try to set up SQLNet it says to enter either named pipes, TCP/IP or another communication method. Are these needed?

>irrespective of the fact that you are using ODBC or not. ODBC drivers
>are typically implemented using OCI.
>
>-sm
>
>On Sat, 11 Oct 1997 15:56:30 GMT, teetshd_at_email.uc.edu (Greg Teets)
>wrote:
>
>>I have the 90-day trial of PersonalOracle7 on my Windows 95 machine.
>>
>>I want to write an app in C++ to connect to it.
>>
>>Do I need to use SQLNet to connect via ODBC? When I rry to install
>>SQLNet it asks me what communication protocol I want to use (TCP/IP,
>>named pipes, etc). This doesn't seem like it would be required to use
>>it on the same box.
>>
>>Should I just use the OCI?
>>
>>Can't I just make a local connection somehow?
>>
>>As you can tell, I'm finding this pretty confusing.
>>Thanks for any explanation you can give me.
>>
>>Greg
>>
>>
>
Received on Tue Oct 14 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT