Chris Bodley wrote:
> Has anyone found a way to connect to an Oracle 8i database? I have
> LabView 5.1 and the SQL Toolkit version 5.0 (which is the latest version
>
> of the Toolkit as far as I can tell).
>
> The SQL Toolkit includes drivers for Oracle 7, but not 8.
> Unsurprisingly, with the Toolkit I could connect from an Oracle 7.x
> client to Oracle 7.x server, but my company is in the midst of upgrading
>
> to Oracle 8i and the software now can't establish a connection from the
> 8i client to the 8i server.
>
> I'm fairly certain that my TNSNAMES.ORA file is correct and I've tried
> several types of entries in my ODBC administrator (different drivers, I
> mean). SQL*Plus can make a connection, MS Access can make a connection,
>
> but the Labview program I've wr
itten will not make the 8i connection.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions or solution? I'd greatly appreciate
> any assistance or information.
If you haven't checked in the NI Example Programs Database, there are at
least two entries that might help you (they refer to Oracle 8 and have some
background info on configuration).
Search for "sql toolkit" from this URL:
http://digital.ni.com/explprog.nsf/$$Search
Regards,
John Lum
National Instruments
