RE: oracle client on PC's

[Niall Litchfield]

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OK I'll bite. Why would you not   1. install the Oracle client on every PC? OR 2. make the app web enabled and just point everyone at a URL.   I get really confused when folk (and this isn't aimed at you honest) are quite happy to have sqlserver,msaccess,excel,text and foxpro client access libraries on their machine ( because they come with the web browser :(!!!! ) but don't like the client software required for Oracle.    Niall -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: 06 January 2004 18:40 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: oracle client on PC's Rather than installing the Oracle client on every client PC, we have been: - installing client on 1 PC - copying directory to a network server - extract the registry for "oracle" key - fix registry that was extracted to reference the network drive - load registry on client PCs - add the network pc as a search drive to the client pc.   We are now experiencing problems over the WAN and looking at ways to eliminate the Oracle dll overhead.  Short of installing Oracle on every client PC, what are our options?       Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113