dbOpenOCI8i

function

Library: Database access (OMDB legacy)
Include: omdb.xin

Returns: A dbDatabase object for the opened database connection.

Declaration

define external dbDatabase function 
   dbOpenOCI8i          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 dbOpenOCI8i was used to create a connection to an Oracle database using an Oracle 8i client installation; however, connectivity using OCI8i is no longer supported.