Re: ODBC with Oracle and Informix on the same server.

Posted in 1993

Mark Richter — Sun, 12 Dec 1993 04:38:14 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <CHGoHL.3AE@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> spitz@ana.med.uni-muenchen.de writes: >enrico badella (L.R.) (badella@polec1.polito.it) wrote: >: Yesterday an itinerating consultant came in and told >: us that I will need SQL-Net and xxx (I forgot the Informix product) on >: each PC in order to use OBDC. > >Your consultant is right. ODBC needs the database-specific networking >product for your PC. In your case, you will have to buy Oracle's >SQL*Net (preferably the Windows product, since it runs as DLL and >doesn't use up precious DOS memory) and Informix's I-NET/PC. > There's been some traffic on the Oracle CompuServe Forum about an outfit in England that claims to have an ODBC driver for Oracle that runs without SQL*Net. If you've got access to CIS youm might want to investigate this option. -- mark Mark D. Richter Oracle Corporation, Desktop Products Division Internet:mrichter@us.oracle.com CompuServe:70400,3514