I can't speak to Oracle on anything but Windows, but I've used this ( http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:4406709207206#18830681837358) before to connect to a DB2 instance. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Brian, > > There are two ways to do this, the expensive way(maybe) and the cheap > way(maybe). > > Method 1 would be to acquire a copy of the Transparent Gateway to > SQL*Server from Oracle. It installs on the sql server box and then acts > like a remote database. Very easy, but potentially expensive as we're > talking about software form Oracle, although some bird recently told me that > Oracle is "giving" this software away. If you can believe that!! > > Method 2 is to configure Heterogeneous services, basically ODBC, > between Oracle and Sql*Server. If your running Oracle in Windoze that might > be easy, but if your on Unix, well lots of luck as I have not managed to get > it working yet (which is where the expense is, namely your time chasing it). > > > *Dick Goulet*** > Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead > PAREXEL International > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Zelli, Brian > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2009 1:12 PM > *To:* Oracle L > *Subject:* Oracle to SQL Server > > Hello all, > A manager just asked me to make a connection from oracle to sql server > and wants a view created from sql server data. I've gone the other way but > never from oracle to sql server. I did a quick google and some things > didn't seem clear. Can anybody point me in the right direction? > > > > ciao, > > Brian > > > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or > agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. > -- chet justice www.oraclenerd.com