Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:35:24 +0600 (NS) From: Max Khon <fjoe@iclub.nsu.ru> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Calvin <cxu@ivmg.net>, freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG, posonsky@braz.ru Subject: Re: How to run OCI FreeBSD Program to access Oracle database? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011201234280.73123-100000@iclub.nsu.ru> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10011171930000.11338-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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hi, there! On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Tom Samplonius wrote: > > We are running Oracle database 8.1.6.2.1 in Sun Solaris and C programs at > > FreeBSD platform need to access the database thru OCI. We knew from Oracle > > Support that we have to install Oracle client software with libs in the > > client side in order to have C programs connect to the database using OCI. > > However, Oracle doesn't support FreeBSD platform. Is there anyone running > > OCI freebsd program to access db, or anyone setup the Oracle client software > > 8.1.6 in FreeBSD 4.02-Stable? > > There are a few options and none of them is very appealing: > > - Use the Linux OCI driver and compile all your applications are Linux > binaries and run them on FreeBSD under emulation. > > - Use the request broker from Openlink Software > (http://www.opelinksw.com). It should be free for up to two connections. > Basically, your FreeBSD application must be able to support ODBC. > Openlink providers a ODBC driver for FreeBSD and a request broker that can > be run on your database server (or anywhere else that a native Oracle > interface is available). The Openlink ODBC driver will connect to the > request broker, and the broker to Oracle. This will not work if your app > does not use an ODBC interface and requires the propietary Oracle OCI > API. > > - Re-write your app in Java. Type 4 JDBC drivers are truly OS > independant and work on any system with a JVM. There are native OCI (aout) libraries out there: ftp://www.kuzbass.ru/pub/freebsd/oracle/oracle7.client.OCI.tar.gz /fjoe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message
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