Path: news.easynews.com!core-easynews!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!cyclone1.gnilink.net!wn14feed!wn13feed!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi_feed4!attbi.com!sccrnsc04.POSTED!not-for-mail Reply-To: "Jim Kennedy" From: "Jim Kennedy" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <3eb5e890$0$31082@echo-01.iinet.net.au> <3eb60be1$0$31071@echo-01.iinet.net.au> Subject: Re: ODBC & ORACLE 7 Lines: 75 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.241.221.105 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: sccrnsc04 1052144672 12.241.221.105 (Mon, 05 May 2003 14:24:32 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 14:24:32 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 14:24:32 GMT Xref: core-easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:185309 X-Received-Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 07:24:01 MST (news.easynews.com) In addition to installing the ODBC driver you MUST install the Oracle client software for the appropriate network stack. (probably tcp/ip in your case). The driver does NOT include the Oracle client software. The vendor that supplied you with this ancient version of Oracle should have also supplied you with the Oracle client software. Jim -- Replace part of the email address: kennedy-down_with_spammers@attbi.com with family. Remove the negative part, keep the minus sign. You can figure it out. "Ian Hooper" wrote in message news:3eb60be1$0$31071@echo-01.iinet.net.au... > Thanks for that but I have installed the ODBC software referenced by oracle > @ http://otn.oracle.com/software/content.html > > I have looked around there sites for instructions but nothing that assists > me. > The ODBC driver for 7 does not appear to ask for a server , username and > pwd. > > upgrading the verison of Oracel is not an option. > > "Jim Kennedy" wrote in message > news:Pxmta.739084$F1.95822@sccrnsc04... > > You need to install the Oracle client software on the client for it to > work. > > Oracle 7 had not been supported in years and you really should get a newer > > version. > > Jim > > > > -- > > Replace part of the email address: kennedy-down_with_spammers@attbi.com > > with family. Remove the negative part, keep the minus sign. You can > figure > > it out. > > "Ian Hooper" wrote in message > > news:3eb5e890$0$31082@echo-01.iinet.net.au... > > > We have recently installed a phone system that runs on Oracel 7. > > > > > > One of the selling points of th systems was that you could create an > ODBC > > > conenction into the database. (However no assistance would be provided > in > > > doing htis) > > > > > > I have gone to the Oracle and downloaded the Oracle 7 ODBC software > > however > > > the information requested does not reflect the informatin I have. > > > > > > I have the ip, username and password. > > > > > > Alternatively if I can not get this to work is to download and install > > > DBD::Oracle and use it with Perl on a Linux box. (However Linux is by > far > > my > > > weekest skill) > > > > > > a) Anyone have a url that cn help with the Windows 2000 ODBC prob I > have. > > > b) anyone know were I can get a debian package for DBD::Oracle > > > > > > I went to CPAN however and the Oracle stuff I found there required older > > > versions of DBD::Oracle which I am unable to locate > > > > > > > > > > > >