Re: ODBC and Oracle?

On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 22:24:44 +0100, "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:

>
>"Jason" <japskunk_at_home.com> wrote in message
>news:lnjD7.208738$K6.102517054_at_news2...
>> I am trying to connect a program to our oracle server 8i through ODBC. I
>do
>> not want to use an oracle client is there any drivers or free programs
>that
>> have an odbc driver or some way to connect to the oracle server? Or if
>any
>> how would i connect this program through ODBC Using what i have currently?
>> Thanks
>> Jason
>>
>>
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>*All* ODBC drivers run on top of local drivers.
>You can't run an ODBC driver *without* the Oracle client.
>
>Hth,
>
>Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

OK, this must be wrong then:

<URL:http://www.merant.com/products/datadirect/_odbc/odbc101701.asp>

Wire protocol technology takes the ODBC standard to a new level by removing the need to install the database client software, such as Net8 for Oracle. The driver communicates directly to Oracle through Oracle's wire level protocol, TTC. This leads to sizeable performance increases and greatly simplified maintenance and support. And because the database client libraries are no longer needed, any possible problems of version conflict with the database are also eliminated

"Wire protocol technology" makes me shake about as much as when I hear "mufasa".

Brian Received on Tue Oct 30 2001 - 05:52:53 CST