Re: Q: Connection String

Hi,

Thenardier wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I know that the connection string format looks like this:
>
> <DB type>:username/password_at_<protocol>:<servername>:<instance>

Probably you are talking about JDBC?

>
> This string assumes a client-server model.
>
> What if I'am using the client program and the database is
> in the same machine? Will the string be in this way?
>
> <DB type>:username/password
>
> in which protocol, servername and instance are missed out.

Looks exactly the same. Java relies on OCI or - better - on native sockets, therefore on TCP/IP. This protocoll does not distinguish between a local connection and remote. But you could replace your host name by "localhost".

Regards

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