Re: ODBC and Unix
From: Joerg Wesemann <joergw_at_marvin.pc-labor.uni-bremen.de>
Date: 16 Feb 1995 12:21:05 GMT
Message-ID: <3hvfvh$lsq_at_gina.zfn.uni-bremen.de>
Date: 16 Feb 1995 12:21:05 GMT
Message-ID: <3hvfvh$lsq_at_gina.zfn.uni-bremen.de>
Brian Stanek (bstanek_at_indy.net) wrote:
: Lynn Wood (lynnwood_at_crash.cts.com) wrote:
: : Is oracle's ODBC driver available in UNIX or is it just a MS-WINDOWS
: : product.
: : Greg
: ODBC is a MS-WINDOWS product that provides the ability to link to other
: databases. When using ODBC to access Oracle, you still need SQL*Net loaded
: on the PC.
: Brian Stanek
: Profound Consulting
: bstanek_at_indy.net
Hi Brian,
you are not correct here. ODBC is a general DB-API which was developed by Microsoft for Windows. There are Unix and Mac Solutions available.
Also available are ODBC-Drivers which are not using the Net-Layers from the DB Providers.
Joerg
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