--On 23 July 2001 13:57 -0800 Tommy Johnson <tommy@7x.com> wrote:
Hey all,
Has anyone ever connected to Oracle from Zope? How about connecting to another machine that runs Oracle (machine A runs Zope; machine B runs Oracle)? If so, how ... or a friendly pointer in the right direction would be appreciated. ;->
Executive Summary: Yes, No problem, http://www.zope.org/Members/isalsberg/how-to_OracleDA Gory Bits: Zope has a range of Database Adapters http://www.zope.org/Products/external_access Installing some of them is not for the faint of heart. There are two Oracle DAs: http://www.zope.org/Products/DA/ZOracleDA http://www.zope.org/Members/matt/dco2 The second is a beta release and offers LOB support. I haven't tried it yet - I've just spotted the NT version seems pre-compiled so I'll that a whirl before rolling up by sleeves and getting beaten up by Linux again. Paul -- The Library, Tyndall Avenue, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TJ, UK E-mail: paul.browning@bristol.ac.uk URL: http://www.bris.ac.uk/