Re: What is the "oracle client"

Hi,
  I'm not sure what BEA is saying, it looks like you are missing the database driver(s). You can download these from the Oracle site in their java section. The OCI driver or the thin driver. Ask them is that what they mean.

hth,
cindy

Benjamin L May wrote:

> I'm currently developing a system that uses BEA Systems WebLogic
> server. BEA says that, if I want to be able to connect to an oracle database
> on another server (which is the way we want to do it), then I need to have
> a "full version of oracle client running."
>
> I've searched all over oracle's website, and I can't find diddly about
> any Oracle client. Does anyone know what this is, or what it's really called or
> where I can obtain it?
>
> Specifically I'm having this problem where I can't connect and I keep
> getting errors about the linker being unable to load "OCI.dll" which I cannot
> find anywhere on the machine that is running weblogic.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
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