Oracle 10g Express & VB6, replacing MSAccess, fingers crossed

It looks like Oracle 10g express will provide the same DB Tables backend (functionality) I was getting from MSAccess. Connection strings look similar from what I see. Looks pretty straightforward.
Is the Oracle Client app needed for use with a multi-user VB6 app? Or can the usual connect syntax be used from within the VB6 client app?
Edited by: 837993 on Feb 18, 2011 7:55 AM

Depends, on what you're wanting to accomplish, and where.
When the XE instance is set up, every server install includes an oracle client. Getting it to work with the odbc admin applet is usually straightforward, unless you're on a 64-bit OS then it can get a bit tricky.
The other machines that connect to the instance may need an oracle client, or for some things the "Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle" can work- depends on the complexity of the SQL and the amount/type of work the remote clients/programs do with the database. Testing (*lots* of testing) is the key there ;)
The important bits for connecting to an oracle database are 1) where it "lives" (host) 2) how to get to it (port) and 3) what service or ORACLE_SID do you want to connect to. If the host uses dhcp, that's not really an optimal choice, unless you have a dynamic DNS that updates for the host when it has a new IP. But that's another topic ... ;)
The 11g instant client can make client setups somewhat simpler by using assumptions for the port and default service when not specified, and can also take out some of the confusion with 32 vs. 64 bit clients. But the need for all three of those pieces of information for a connection don't change. Not really.

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