> Am 02.04.2015 um 13:55 schrieb Esteban Lorenzano <esteba...@gmail.com>:
> 
> 
>> On 02 Apr 2015, at 13:13, Norbert Hartl <norb...@hartl.name 
>> <mailto:norb...@hartl.name>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Am 02.04.2015 um 12:52 schrieb Esteban A. Maringolo <emaring...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:emaring...@gmail.com>>:
>>> 
>>> I don't know if you need full fledged access or just to read a few tables.
>>> 
>>> If it the latest you can use PostgreSQL Foreign Data Wrappers (FDW) and 
>>> access the pgsql instance using the existing PGv2 driver.
>>> 
>>> I know it might look convoluted, and maybe it is, but you avoid using DBX.
>>> 
>>> 
>> I would also avoid using oracle which is a prerequisite, right? :) So DBX is 
>> to avoid? Sorry, I didn't care very much about SQL engines the last years.
> 
> why DBX is to avoid?

I don't know. I read the sentence "I know it might look convoluted, and maybe 
it is, but you avoid using DBX." as avoiding DBX is something positive. So I 
want to know as well.

> in linux, it is your only chance for connecting to oracle (in windows you 
> could also use odbc). 
> and it should be working, AFAIK
> 
I'm fine with using DBX as long as it works. I understood also that it is one 
of the higher prioritized tasks for the consortium.

Norbert


> Esteban
> 
>> 
>> Norbert
>> 
>>> Regards.
>>> 
>>> Ps: FDW are amazing.
>>> 
>>> El abr 2, 2015 6:07 AM, "Norbert Hartl" <norb...@hartl.name 
>>> <mailto:norb...@hartl.name>> escribió:
>>> I see from time to time topics like SQL popping up. Most of the time 
>>> DBXTalk seems to be a requirement. It is also something that is considered 
>>> necessary for a lot of people. Now have the need to access an oracle 
>>> database. Is that possible? And if yes does it also work on linux?
>>> 
>>> Norbert
>> 
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