Re: ASP and Oracle

In article <a53c0b68.0204241449.27e14e34_at_posting.google.com>, evonbart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need information on the different aspects of implimenting a web
> based application with an existing oracle database server. If I
> wanted to write my front end in ASP as opposed to Cold Fusion, is the
> following feasible?
>
> - Use an NT server with IIS and connect to a Unix Oracle server?
> - Create DSNs from my ASP application to my Oracle servers

Yes, I guess. There are nice ODBC-drivers for Oracle, however they DO require you to install a Oracle client as well (Net8-stuff) As a matter of fact the ODBC-drivers are included in the Win-client

> - Convert my Unix Oracle data to Windows NT Oracle.

dumps created using exp on the unix-host can be IMPorted to the NT-host. If you set up Net8 correctly, you might even use imp om the unix-host to fill the databases om the NT-host (or the other way around of course)  

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Erik Nygren
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