Frank van Bortel wrote:
> Steen Persson wrote:
>
>> Hi Frank
>>
>> I think I'm still missing some client components. I have to admit that I
>> know next to nothing about Oracle and their terms, but as I understand, I
>> need to install an Oracle Client on my MS SQL Server and then add a
>> 'SQL*Net alias for Oracle database'. By installing the files you
>> directed me
>> to, it only seems to install an ODBC driver and that's it. Actually I
>> could
>> only install from the ODBC downloaded files - the 33 Mb file didn't
>> contain
>> any file(s) that could be executed (..or maybe I'm missing something).
>> I'm sorry if I sound dumb, but I'm really confused about what files to
>> get -
>> and where to get them from.
>>
>> /Steen
>>
>
> My bad - I assumed you would need/use an ODBC driver...
> If you want the SQL*Net network stack (the SQL*Net alias
> stuff comes with that), you would need the full package.
>
> But then what? SQL Server supports SQL*Net now?
>
> (BTW, tried to configure the Instant Client ODBC,
> no dice...)
Forget this - the basic package works (if you put the
path in the correct environment :) ).
You can add a tns alias, but there's no need.
--
Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Mar 03 2005 - 09:10:04 CST
