Re: SQL Worksheet through a firewall?

There is probably a way and it probably involves opening a hole (port) in the firewall. The admin guy may not be willing to do that.

Van

Rich Gilmour <richg_at_aaepa.com> wrote in message news:38AC5246.16623E6B_at_aaepa.com...
> Hello everyone.
>
> Let me state that I'm no Oracle pro nor a systems pro - I'm a web
> applications programmer doing relatively simple queries to an Oracle
> database through Vignette's StoryServer content publishing system. We
> recently had to move our database to another server, in another city,
> located behind a firewall. The admin guy there tells me there is no way
> for me to directly access the database using SQL Worksheet. I hope and
> pray that he is wrong. There are *so* many occasions where I need to get
> to the database directly (rather than building a web interface). It's my
> feeling that nothing is impossible in computers and that there is a way
> for me to access this database.
>
> If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich Gilmour
>
Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00:00 CET