This is a good case to use DBI::Proxy. Set up a proxy between the
database machine and the Linux clients. (It would be best if the db is
on a Unix/Linux machine.) Then using the proxy you can access the Oracle
base without any Oracle software installed on the client.
Tom
On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 11:45:39AM +0100, Julian M Sawkins wrote:
> I wonder if anybody's had any experience of trying to connect to an oracle
> database from a linux machine without X-windows (ie: unable to run the oracle
> 8 installer and hence without ProC).
> Does anyone know of a way of achieving this without adding a CDRom, a
> half decent monitor and a hard disk to the machine? Can I use ODBC for
> instance?
>
> The background is that I have a handful of ex-dos machines which used to
> have access to a network directory where an extract from the database was
> dumped overnight etc.. and I'd like to make it neater and contain up-to-date
> information by linking directly to the database. However, if it forces an upgrade
> of the machines, we'll be left with extract files instead.
>
> Thanks
> J
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