Ah, Merant is just down the street, sort of. Maybe they'll loan me one. :)
Thanks for the explanation. The concept isn't new, but the terminology is. Jared On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 14:09, Grant Allen wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jared Still [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 07:45 > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Re: oracle client on PC's > > > > > > What is a 'wire-protocol' ODBC driver? > > > > Jared > > It's an ODBC driver that either speaks the native network protocol for the DB by > itself, or talks via a very thin layer to a server side component that then > translates. Both options mean no typical DB client is required on the machine > running the ODBC app. > > Merant/DataDirect/Whatever-they're-called-this-week make quite a few of these. > > Ciao > Fuzzy > :-) > > ---------------------------------------------- > The contents of this post are my opinions only > If swallowed seek medical advice > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Grant Allen > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
