Oracle FAQ | Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid |
![]() |
![]() |
Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: Minimum requirements for ODBC connectivity to Oracle database
Alex wrote:
> I have developed a VB application that uses Oracle 8i database for backend.
> The database server is on the local network. From my development machine,
> the application connects (via ODBC) to the database successfully. The
> problem is that I want to install this application on several Windows 2000
> client machines that do not have Oracle client installed (hence missing all
> the ODBC connectivity support files/drivers). What is the minimum
> requirements, in terms of support files, for ODBC connectivity to an Oracle
> 8i database (other than an Oracle ODBC driver)? Is it necessary to install
> SQL*Net or Net8 on the client machine? If yes, where on Oracle Web site can
> I find these products? I searched the site over and over, but I was unable
> to find them. Also, are they freeware? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
>
you have to login to otn.oracle.com, go into the download section, the
clients are sometimes listed under the databases, other times they are
listed seperately. The login account is free if you don't have one.
Received on Wed Jul 09 2003 - 22:21:00 CDT
![]() |
![]() |