lpendley@netcom.UUCP (Lou Pendley) (12/30/90)
First of all, I am a loyal Oracle fan, I don't wish to be caught up in the feud over who is better. Let's respect our differing opinions, be there any. Currently Oracle on MS-DOS, 5.1x, is incompatible with Microsoft Windows 3.0. If you have heard any talk, and not foilware, nor vaporware talk, please let us here know about it. I believe the only database product compatible with it is Gupta, and it only runs on the MS-DOS, OS/2 platforms. I want it to be connectible to more platforms than those. Please pass any gossip you may have heard. I know that they were having problems with running their database engine in protected mode, while having windows running in protected mode. Muchas gracias. lou. lpendley@netcom.UUCP
hthoene@doitcr.doit.sub.org (Hermann Thoene) (01/04/91)
In article <19616@netcom.UUCP> lpendley@netcom.UUCP (Lou Pendley) writes: } Currently Oracle on MS-DOS, 5.1x, is incompatible with Microsoft Windows 3.0. } If you have heard any talk, and not foilware, nor vaporware talk, please let us here know about it. I believe the only database product compatible with it is Gupta, and it only runs on the MS-DOS, OS/2 platforms. I want it to be } connectible to more platforms than those. } } Please pass any gossip you may have heard. I know that they were having } problems with running their database engine in protected mode, while having } windows running in protected mode. Probably summer this year comes version 6 of Oracle on MS-DOS. This version will also run with Windows 3.0. In the first version, SQL*Forms 3.0 will only run in terminal-emulation (char-oriented), but later versions will support all windows-features as know already available on X-Windows. Servus from Germany Hermann Thoene, Muenchen, Bavaria <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< hthoene@doiter.doit.sub.org
flopez@oracle.uucp (Frank Lopez) (01/04/91)
In article <19616@netcom.UUCP> lpendley@netcom.UUCP (Lou Pendley) writes: >First of all, I am a loyal Oracle fan, I don't wish to be caught up in the >feud over who is better. Let's respect our differing opinions, be there any. > >Currently Oracle on MS-DOS, 5.1x, is incompatible with Microsoft Windows 3.0. >If you have heard any talk, and not foilware, nor vaporware talk, please let us here know about it. I believe the only database product compatible with it is Gupta, and it only runs on the MS-DOS, OS/2 platforms. I want it to be >connectible to more platforms than those. > >Please pass any gossip you may have heard. I know that they were having >problems with running their database engine in protected mode, while having >windows running in protected mode. > >Muchas gracias. > >lou. >lpendley@netcom.UUCP ORACLE Tools for MS-DOS V5.1x can be run as character-mode applications under Windows V3.0. The protected-mode versions of the tools can be run in Windows standard-mode and the real-mode versions of the tools can be run in Windows enhanced-mode, both again ONLY as character-mode applications. You need SQLPME V2.1.38 or later to run ORACLE's protected-mode products in Windows standard-mode. ORACLE Tools for MS-DOS V5.1C has bundled with it SQLPME V2.2.7. SQLPME V2.2.7 is also available on the "ORACLE for MS-DOS V5.1C INSTALL 2.0.1.8 Update Kit". You will also need the Windows V3.0A patch to get some enhancements that the original Windows 3.0 lacked, in addition you should keep your eyes open for Windows V3.0A++ because there are still more enhancements that have to be made to Microsoft's DPMI implementation before it is complete. Pro*C for MS-DOS V1.2 includes a Windows DLL that allows you to build Pro*C Windows applications with the Windows SDK that can access either a local or remote database. You can access a local database by first starting the local ORACLE kernel and then starting Windows in standard-mode. This works because SQLPME first allocates the memory it needs from "himem.sys" and then when Windows starts up it will gobble up all of the memory that hasn't yet been allocated from "himem.sys" by SQLPME. Frank. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | Frank Lopez | Desktop Products Division | Redwood Shores | California | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++