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db.open-oci8i

function

Library: Database access (OMDB)
Import : omdb.xmd

Returns: A db.database object for the opened database connection.


Declaration 
export external database function 
   open-oci8i          value string database-name
                  user value string user-name optional initial { "" }
              password value string password  optional initial { "" }

Argument definitions

database-name
is the name of the Oracle database to which you want to connect.
user-name
is the user name that will be supplied to the database when the connection is made.
password
is the password that will be supplied to the database when the connection is made.


Purpose

The function db.open-oci8i was used to create a connection to an Oracle database using an Oracle 8i client installation; however, connectivity using OCI8i is no longer supported.

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