Basic Oracle Concepts and Programming Question:
How Can Windows Applications Connect to Oracle Servers?
Answer:
A Windows application can connect to an Oracle server directly, if it knows how to use the Oracle TNS technology.
A Windows application can connect to an Oracle server indirectly through Windows ODBC manager, be caused offers ODBC drivers to support the ODBC API. The diagram below shows how MS Access can connect to an Oracle server through the ODBC driver:
Oracle ODBC Connection
A Windows application can connect to an Oracle server indirectly through Windows ODBC manager, be caused offers ODBC drivers to support the ODBC API. The diagram below shows how MS Access can connect to an Oracle server through the ODBC driver:
Oracle ODBC Connection
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