Re: [HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-03 Thread Rod Taylor
The linux version of Oracle works pretty good on FreeBSD (not suggested if it's going to be a heavy hit database box), then again, I don't suggest the Linux version of Oracle for that anyway. Linux compat from -stable is required. Send your emails off to Oracle requesting the FreeBSD native vers

Re: [HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-03 Thread Fabrice Scemama
He can use DBD::Proxy over DBI as he can use ODBC through network; but at the end, he still has to have a box where he can install oracle drivers (which are binaries, and requier you to launch oracle java installer, as if you were going to install the whole beast, then to choose to only install a

Re: [HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-02 Thread Don Baccus
At 03:43 PM 10/2/00 -0400, Jim Mercer wrote: > >i need to query some oracle tables from a freebsd system. > >is there a lightweight method to do this, or do i have no choice but to >put in the Oracle Linux stuff and use their API's? Oracle knows ODBC, no? - Don Baccus, Portland OR <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-02 Thread Philip Hallstrom
I have absolutely no idea how well it works, but I think Perl/DBI has a "pass thru" module that can do this sort of thing... not sure if that helps much... -philip On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Jim Mercer wrote: > > i need to query some oracle tables from a freebsd system. > > is there a lightweight m

Re: [HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-02 Thread Mitch Vincent
estion for an Oracle list since this has nothing to do with PostgreSQL? (Just a friendly suggestion) :-) Good luck!! -Mitch - Original Message - From: "Jim Mercer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 12:43 PM Subject: [HAC

[HACKERS] off-topic: (sorta) freebsd -> oracle, lightweight

2000-10-02 Thread Jim Mercer
i need to query some oracle tables from a freebsd system. is there a lightweight method to do this, or do i have no choice but to put in the Oracle Linux stuff and use their API's? -- [ Jim Mercer [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 416 410-5633 ] [ Reptilian Research --