Re: Supplying SQL Net to customers

What I was really trying to ask is: Is it possible to obtain an installation procedure for JUST the Oracle client kit? We have to supply an out-of-town client with an application and the means of connecting to our database.

Walter T Rejuney wrote:

> Anne Taylor wrote:
> >
> > We have an application written in Centura Team Developer that works fine
> > with our Oracle 7.3 Enterprise server.
> > Now we would like to distribute it to clients who also need the SQL*Net
> > connectivity installed. I have looked at the Oracle web site but I
> > can't see how to obtain SQL*Net on its own. Does anyone know
> > if SQL*Net is provided as a stand-alone product?
> > What are the licensing issues? Or have any advice as to how to bundle a
> > SQL*Net installation with the CTD application installation?
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
> > Anne Taylor
> > Celeris Aerospace Canada Inc.
>
> Just get the Oracle ODBC drivers which are available for a free download
> from the Oracle site. You'll have to create your own tnsnames.ora file,
> but you should be able to create one on a work-station that has sqlplus
> installed and then sneaker-net the file to all of the other
> workstations.
>
> The other thing you can do is just install the Oracle client-kit on each
> of the workstations. When you do that you'll get Sqlnet Easy
> Configuration and can create entries for tnsnames.ora through that.
>
> Licensing is a big deal. You must have a license for each concurrent
> user. You will have to talk to your Oracle sales rep to figure out
> exactly how many licenses you will need.
  Received on Wed Aug 16 2000 - 19:21:21 CEST