Can anyone tell me where I might be able to find the Pervasive v10 client for Linux? I need to install an UNIXODBC connection for Pervasive and need the client drivers. I have looked all over the Actian site and can only find the drivers for version 11 and up, but no version 10.
This is a brand new Linux install, so there were never Pervasive drivers previously installed. Also, if there is setup documentation for the driver on Linux.
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I am trying to write a script to connect to all version's of oracle database starting from the latest to the oldest version of database.
I tried myself with cx_oracle library found like it needs a client library in the local to connect to remote database like if I download the latest version then it will work up to latest few versions not all.
Also tried with Sqlalchemy connection which is also using cx_oracle libraries.
Please do guide me if am doing anything wrong? I would also like to hear if there are any other ways to connect to the database using PYTHON
cx_Oracle 6 and higher already support connecting to any Oracle database from 9i all the way up to 18c depending on the client that you are using. cx_Oracle requires Oracle Client libraries at least at 11.2. You can see the interoperability notes here. Since anything earlier than 11.2 is no longer supported anyway, that should be adequate in almost all circumstances.
You can also use ODBC to connect to the database but that won't perform as well as cx_Oracle does.
I have an 11.2 Oracle database client on my corporate Windows 7 laptop and use cx_Oracle to connect to databases from version 9.2 to 12.2 without any difficulty.
The other way I connect to databases of all versions is to wrap Python around the Linux version of Oracle's sqlplus utility. This way I do not need to install cx_Oracle and can run with an older Oracle client and the version of Python that comes with the Linux distribution. In my case I am running on Redhat 6 which comes with Python 2.6. I connect to databases from version 8.1 to 12.2 in this way.
I have a blog post about how I run sqlplus from Python on Linux: https://www.bobbydurrettdba.com/2016/11/04/running-sqlplus-from-a-python-script/
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I am a Database Developer and currently working in SQL Server Technology. I am trying to find out the ODBC driver name based on the installed SQL Server Version. Here is what I mean - Example,
We are using SQLCMD.exe to execute some scripts through our custom MSI. SQLCMD fails if it doesn't find the correct ODBC driver. Hence we need to be able to identify the correct ODBC version based on the SQL version installed, so that we can check this before installation and prompt the user to install the correct ODBC version as a prerequisite.
I have already explored the below -
Windows Registry - I did not get a clear cut idea of how to identify ODBC drivers based on versions. ODBC drivers and SQL Server versions are mentioned at multiple places and either they do not match amongst themselves or with the installed SQL Server Version.
Admistrative Tools -> ODBC Admistrator -> Drivers Tab
SQL Server Version here do give some idea but we are unable to decode odbcad32.exe. Link - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/check-the-odbc-sql-server-driver-version-windows?view=sql-server-2017
If anyone knows anything then please render help. We need a solution using C# ( recommended ), however, if any other technology then we can have a look for its feasibility.
Thanks in advance.
Windows registry is the best way to go, I'm not sure why you're seeing inconsistencies. There are two main places to look:
For 64bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers
For 32bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers
If you want the specific version, you will need to go up a level into the registry keys that have the same name as those listed in ODBC Drivers. For exmaple, under ODBC Drivers you have the key "ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server" listed as installed, under ODBCINST.INI you will have a entry called "ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server" where you can find further details.
ODBC driver versions aren't intrinsically linked to the version of SQL installed. It's absolutely possible the ODBC driver has been updated separately, and/or multiple versions are installed.
I am trying to install the Oracle SOA stack of products on my MacBook but I am stuck at one very crucial point. Need a database on my machine for OER but cannot figure out what to do?
Here is what I have already done:
Successfully installed Oracle SOA Suite 12c
I have downloaded OER
I have tried installing Oracle Database 12c, with Linux version even though as there is no download choice for Mac. I faced following error : ./runInstaller: line 252: /Users/madhu/Oracle/product/18.0.0/dbhome_1/install/.oui: cannot execute binary file
I checked supported database for OER but did not find MySQL or SQLlite or any other product than Oracle and Microsoft SQL server.
Microsoft SQL server is obviously not supported in MacOS
So at the as for OER a database is essential and I cannot install any supported database on MacBook.
Can you please help me?
Even if the installer script doesn't instantly fail, that doesn't mean that the Linux version of ODB 12c will magically work on OS X.
Install ODB or SQL Server on something else and configure OER to connect to it. That "something else" can be a virtual machine running on your Mac.
Install VirtualBox (or your preferred hypervisor);
Install Linux or Windows on a virtual machine;
Install and configure Oracle Database or SQL Server on that VM;
Consult the manual to configure networking for your virtual machine so the database is accessible from your host machine.
WebLogic will run on the Mac but FMW/SOA will not - at least not stable. Neither will the database.
& I know I teach/install/admin these products and am a certified Oracle trainer. I’ve tried...my time was worth more than it took to try and get it to work outside a vm-natively. I assume yours is too.
Unless you are actively trying to learn how to install them, then yes #backgammon is right, install them in a VM.
BUT, if you just want to use them and are not as interested in installation, then use one of the prebuilt -preconfigured FMW virtual box images here that will run on the Mac under virtual box.
Then Install OER in that image.
But, be advised OER is no longer sold by Oracle, even though it’s available for download.
It has been replaced by the API cloud service product.
I am using Mac OS X, I am trying to connect to SqlServer from Cakephp2.0 application but it says "Cake is NOT able to connect to the database."
When I looked into the Cakephp datasource classes, In Sqlserver.php, it was checking for the the available drivers using PDO::getAvailableDrivers(), it was not returning the sqlsrv driver.
Is anyone tried connecting to Sql Server using sqlsrv (Provides access to Microsoft SQL Server database servers. developed, supported by Microsoft) using cakephp2.0 on Mac OS X.
Thanks in advance. Any help will be appreciated.
Just to clarify, Microsoft's sqlsrv Database Extension only works on Windows.
Also, the PDO_SQLSRV PDO driver that datasource uses only works on Windows:
The PDO_SQLSRV extension is only compatible with PHP running on Windows. For Linux, see ODBC and » Microsoft's SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux.
There are the alternatives above, but I believe you will probably want to compile FreeTDS to get up and running (potentially following this guide):
PDO_DBLIB is a driver that implements the PHP Data Objects (PDO) interface to enable access from PHP to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases through the FreeTDS libary.
Install Xcode (comes with headers and compiling tools such as gcc, make, etc.)
Install a package manager (homebrew, fink, macports)
(optional) Install UnixODBC
Install FreeTDS (configured to use your built in iODBC or UnixODBC)
Configure ODBC settings.
But first of all I would follow this ticket as it seems to offer some advice specifically about CakePHP and what datasource changes may need required.
I found out about the freeTDS which can be used here, but there are doubts about its stability in the production environment. Is there any other way to interactive with MSSQL Server from Solaris besides using ODBC driver?
Don't know of any other way.
We're using unixODBC + freeTDS + DBD::Sybase in a production environment.
It can be fiddly setting it up, but we have no problems with stability.
It is possible to use FreeTDS directly and bypass unixODBC.