Is rev Oracle support just a joke?

[Jan Schenkel]

The server shouldn't be the difference, it's the Rev client. Is this client on MaxOSX running on Intel by any chance? I seem to recall that the RevDB driver for Oracle couldn't be updated because the underlying library for Intel hadn't been released yet by Oracle itself.

Aha, just dug up entry 7102 in the Quality Center <http://quality.runrev.com/qacenter/show_bug.cgi?id=7102> which confirms that theory. However, there is now an InstantCLient available for MacOSX on Intel:
<http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/macos/index.html>

So first try to run Rev inside Rosetta, and if that works, then the problem is indeed the non-existing Intel driver. In which case, you should email support at runrev.com to ask for an update to this driver; and also ask Mark Schonewille to re-open the entry in the Quality Center.

Jan Schenkel
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Quartam Reports & PDF Library for Revolution
<http://www.quartam.com>

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"As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time."  (La Rochefoucauld)


--- On Tue, 10/27/09, Sakari Ruoho <sakari at neurocard.fi> wrote:

> From: Sakari Ruoho <sakari at neurocard.fi>
> Subject: Re: Is rev Oracle support just a joke?
> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 12:02 PM
> Hi Jan,
> 
> thanks for the reply, I was already given up the hope for
> connecting 
> Oracle. Here's the string I'm using to connect the
> database.
> 
> revOpenDatabase("oracle", "localhost", "ORCL", "sakari",
> "test") ORCL 
> being the SID, sakari the username and test the password.
> I'm using 
> oracle 10g on OS X 10.5, but did also try to connect Oracle
> on Solaris.
> 
>  I did try several variation of that same string with port
> number 
> defined etc. The string works with other programs like
> SQLDeveloper, but 
> I'm not a dba so dunno all the tricks. If you could help me
> out, that 
> would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Sakari
> 
> Jan Schenkel wrote:
> > Hi Sakari,
> >
> > Oracle support for Revolution is not a joke - I'm
> assuming you have an Enterprise license otherwise you can't
> connect to Oracle anyway.
> >
> > First of all, on which platform and cpu architecture
> are you working?
> > Secondly, what version of Oracle are you trying to
> connect to?
> > Thirdly, can you give us the exact code you're using
> to connect?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Jan Schenkel
> > =====
> > Quartam Reports & PDF Library for Revolution
> > <http://www.quartam.com>
> >
> > =====
> > "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish
> at the same time."  (La Rochefoucauld)
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 10/26/09, Sakari Ruoho <sakari at neurocard.fi>
> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> From: Sakari Ruoho <sakari at neurocard.fi>
> >> Subject: Is rev Oracle support just a joke?
> >> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> >> Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 11:35 PM
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> this question has been raising to my mind mind
> >> lately.  I have not been
> >> able to connect Oracle with Revolution using the
> normal
> >> connection
> >> identifiers. So my question is if the Revolution
> really is
> >> supporting
> >> Oracle connections or is it just a hoax? It could
> be that
> >> I'm making the
> >> mistake when trying to connect the db, but then
> again
> >> there's no documentation to tell me if so and I
> don't think
> >> the idea is code my own OCI interface for Oracle?
> >>
> >>
> >> With best regards,
> >>
> >> Sakari Ruoho
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
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