Connectiong to Oracle without installing Oracle client

From: srivenu <srivenu_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 18 Apr 2002 01:24:27 -0700
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Long time back this meesage was posted by a user



From: Kuizad (kuizad_at_yahoo.com)
Subject: No Oracle Client
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle
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Date: 2002-03-05 02:26:52 PST  

I am preparing an application in VB 6 that uses - ADO to connect to Oracle 8i.

When I install this application on a machine that has Oracle Client installed on it, I do not have any problems.

However, after installing the same application on a machine that doesnot have Oracle Client installed, my application doesnot work - obviously because it cannot connect to my Oracle server.

Can anyone suggest what files i need to include / what i should do to overcome this problem.

please not i donot want to use DSN settings Message 2 in thread
From: Sybrand Bakker (postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl) Subject: Re: No Oracle Client
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Date: 2002-03-05 07:03:07 PST  

kuizad_at_yahoo.com (Kuizad) wrote in message news:<7f78ee91.0203050226.3c5022a2_at_posting.google.com>...

You need to install the Oracle client and to use DSN settings. Other than discontinue to use Oracle, there are NO other solutions.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
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From: srivenu (srivenu_at_hotmail.com)
Subject: Re: No Oracle Client
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Date: 2002-03-05 22:54:15 PST  

I'am not quite sure about this but i heard that it is possible to connect to an Oracle database without using Oracle Client. Message 4 in thread
From: Jim Kennedy (kennedy-family_at_attbi.com) Subject: Re: No Oracle Client
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Date: 2002-03-05 23:01:12 PST  

Only if you use the Java thin client from Java. But you still need the Oracle thin libraries.
So you heard wrong.



My reply at present is

I did not hear it wrong
DataDirect technologies has drivers which dont need oracle client installation

Refer to this URL
http://www.datadirect-technologies.com/odbc/connectodbc/opxconnectodbc.asp

read their product fact sheet. Received on Thu Apr 18 2002 - 10:24:27 CEST

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