Re: ODBC access, Unix to Unix.

Posted in 1994

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET, Networking & sqlhosts Configuration

Andrew May CMIS — Mon, 11 Apr 94 22:53:21 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <2o2kba$bs1@dax.intellicorp.com>, Mark Tait <tait@dax.intellicorp.com> wrote: >Hi all, > > I have seen a lot of posts that talk about using ODBC to have a PC >talk to a database running on a Unix box, but I have yet to see a unix >to unix reference. Does there exist an ODBC client for Unix? ODBC is a Microsoft standard for connection to "other" databases. It is basically a MS-Windows DLL. ODBC allows client-side products like VB, access and Excel to connect to a "generic" database like Oracle via the ODBC driver and SQL*Net. If you want server/server connectivity you would normally use distributed database options from your database vendor. e.g. SQL*Net over TCP/IP from one Unix box to another. Regards, Andrew. -- --------------------------------------*--------------------------------------- N. Andrew May. | Database Administrator Coles-Myer Ltd | These are my humble opinions alone. 53 Hoddle Street, Collingwood, | Tel: +61 3 483 7389. Fax: 483 7381