On 02/02/2014 04:18 AM, Edson Richter wrote:
> Em 02/02/2014 04:24, John R Pierce escreveu:
>> On 2/1/2014 4:26 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>>> On 02/01/2014 03:26 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
>>>> On 2/1/2014 3:18 PM, Edson Richter wrote:
>>>>> It is possible to put a PostgreSQL database in substitution of a
>>>>> Oracle database for an app running BDE?
>>>>> Any tips (beyond obvious "check Oracle specific funcionality")?
>>>>
>>>> what is BDE ?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Database_Engine
>>
>> if its using ODBC or something to connect to Oracle, then you should
>> be able to use ODBC to connect to PostgreSQL.
>>
>> Will the Borland TurboWhatever code run as-is? well, that depends on
>> what its doing with Oracle. good luck.
>>
>
> Thanks - my thoughts, perhaps, was if someone with experience on BDE
> could give some light here :-) - I'm not a BDE expert myself; that's why
> I'm looking for help.
> BDE is some kind of "obscure" technology - it needs some special
> drivers, and I honestly don't know if it will work with pure ODBC. Even
> with Oracle, I had trouble because I've to install those software in
> certain sequence otherwise drivers are not added to Windows registry (I
> hate it).
> I appreciate your insights and your time.
You might get more traction on the Embarcadero forums:
https://forums.embarcadero.com/index.jspa
>
> Regards,
>
> Edson
>
>
>
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