I managed to connect to Oracle8 via the BDE without any great problem, so it *can* be
done.
I came across some free(?) ODBC connectivity on the Delphi Super Page today, so you
might want to look at that.
[ just went to check again, and there are a zillion options ]
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On 19/07/1999 at 16:43 Tony Goodrich wrote:
>I have heard that you can connect directly to Oracle without using the
>BDE using something with a name like Direct to Oracle Access (DOA).
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tony Blomfield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Saturday, 17 July 1999 10:18
>> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
>> Subject: [DUG]: Connection to Oracle 8 through BDE
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have just installed Oracle8 client and am attempting to create a
>> connection using BDE with a TDatabase.
>>
>> After I try to open the connection and Logon, I always get the message
>> "Unable to find OCI.dll" This is the Oracle connection Interface
>> dll. Does
>> anybody know how I can get this to work??? Is it a Boreland SQL Links
>> file?
>> or a oracle Client side dll I am missing.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Tony.
>>
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