Re: Oracle ODBC driver for Linux?

From: Chris Weiss <weisschr_at_tcimet.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:24:32 -0400
Message-ID: <9iifsk$64n$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>

There is a Linux Oracle ODBC driver:

http://www.merant.com/products/datadirect/odbc/Connect/techdocs/matrix/ma trix.htm

If you can use a "direct" driver or an OCI connection, it will be more robust. An example of an OCI driver is the Oracle DBD for the DBI for Perl. It is often used to hook Oracle to the web using Perl.

Good Luck!
Chris Weiss

"Bob Connell" <rconnell_at_mitre.org> wrote in message news:3B4C5BC5.FFF46D5F_at_mitre.org...
> I have an Oracle 8i Database on a Solaris Server. I need to access
this
> database through software (not Java) on a Redhat 7.1 Linux box.
>
> Where can I find the ODBC drivers/client software for the Linux
> Operating system? I've
> searched on the Oracle web site and have come up empty handed (other
> than the enterprise edition - I just want the client software).
>
> Has anyone done this before and have any hints?
>
> thanks!
>
> Bob Connell

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