Re: Mac ODBC

> > > Does anyone yet have a Macintosh ODBC driver that I can use from
 Microsoft
> > > Query. I am using Microsoft office on PC's to access our ORACLE7
 databases, I
> > > think it's great, I have no problem using the PC's to do the reporting I
> > > want, but, I have not found an ODBC for the Mac's yet. Can someone
 tell me
> > > when and where I can obtain the Mac ODBC.
> >
> > Give it up. I was told by my Oracle rep that Oracle has "NO PLANS" on
> > writing an ODBC driver for the mac. Something about no market (and I
> > know now of at least two people who might be interested :-))
>
> Actually, while Oracle isn't writing one, other companies are.
> InterSolv is writing an ODBC driver for Oracle Databases that I believe
> uses our SQL*Net driver. You can contact Intersolv at 800-876-3101
> or fax them at 919 859-6593.
>
> I do not know if there are other ODBC -> Oracle drivers although I know
> that there is an ODBC->DAL driver which can then go to a DAL server
> which would talk to an Oracle server... don't know who makes it though.

Independence Technologies, Inc. (ITI) develops the ODBC/DAL clients and servers for VAX and other platforms and Pacer Software develops the UNIX servers for Oracle (and other DBMS's).

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