Re: Zero Client front end to Oracle

Do the client PC's have a web browser installed? If so, build an ASP or PHP site that accesses the Oracle database. Nothing *new* would be installed on the user's PC and you've eliminated the security hole of using wsh.

richmarin_at_earthlink.net (Rich) wrote:

>I need to create a front end to an Oracle database. The company I work
>for requires that I use VB scripts. And they do not want anything
>installed on the end user's PC.
>
>The front end must be able to allow users to interactively ( thru pull
>down menus, combo boxes etc . . . ) create SQL statements. Then the
>SQL statements will query the back end Oracle tables. The data is to
>be retrieved and sent the Excel spreadsheets on the end users desktop.
>
>Can the above be done with Oracle and VB scripts on an intranet?

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