Re: Do I have to install Oracle Client for every machine?

From: Turkbear <john.g_at_dot.spamfree.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:28:06 -0500
Message-ID: <k5opl15he06k333034dq6qh3dkfq4qliq3@4ax.com>

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>Jim Kennedy wrote:
>> "Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:1129958780.816308.258470_at_o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>> > Connor McDonald wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I would imagine you'd still need sqlnet, and hence at least some parts
>> > > of oracle client
>> >
>> > Not anymore than you need it with jdbc: same principle, same
>> > type of connection.
>> >
>> Only if you use the JDBC thin client. ODBC doesn't have a thin client. (old
>> technology)
>
>Strange. I'm quite sure last year I got a non-Oracle client
>system running with Exel and Word accessing Oracle via
>the inbuilt data access mechanism. No Oracle client anywhere
>on that box that I could see. Don't have access to it now,
>darn: would love to find out what was there.

There are Thin-Client ODBC drivers available for Oracle ( and others) from DataDirect.(they are often referred to as Wire Protocol Drivers)

These, like jdbc, no not need the Oracle SqlNet client on the workstation.. Received on Mon Oct 24 2005 - 08:28:06 CDT