The instructions appear to be referencing Oracle on an NT type server. Not Unix or Sun. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bowes, Chris Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:31 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: Oracle call to SQL Server I use the Oracle Transparent Gateway for Sql Server. It uses database links to access Sql Server like an Oracle table. It works surprisingly well. Check out Doc ID:231458.1 for a step by step. It covers both 8i and 9. --Chris -----Original Message----- From: Smith, Ron L. [mailto:rlsmith@xxxxxxx]=20 Subject: Oracle call to SQL Server I need to make calls from Oracle to SQL Server. The Metalink documents seem inconsistent and incomplete.=3D20 Can anyone tell me how to set = this up? Thanks! Ron Smith ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------