Re: ODBC setup

From: Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 9 Feb 2005 07:33:09 -0800
Message-ID: <1107963189.687072.13180@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>

tunity5_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> Does ODBC have its own protocol to connect to an (Oracle) database?
Or
> does it use Oracle's own protocols (such as SQL*Net) to establish a
> connection to the database? Database is 9i hosted on an HP server,
and
> ODBC is to be from a Windows XP PC.
>
>
> Thanks!

Both MS and Oracle ODBC drivers need Oracle middleware (SQL*Net/Net8/Net9 etc). Not sure about any other vendors but I will be surprised if they don't need it. Oracle middleware is installed by default with both client and server install.

Regards
/Rauf Received on Wed Feb 09 2005 - 09:33:09 CST