On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:54:11 -0400, Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Niall, SQL Server comes with the ability to read and write to Oracle tables > practically out of the box. All you need is an Oracle client installed on > the SQL Server box. Any changes you make to the source of the data that > needs to be transferred to Oracle is probably going to require a change to > the process that transfers the data. It would probably get easiest to make > these changes at the source. Thanks, the concern we have isn't the capability of linked servers/DTS - I think they are fantastic - it is one third party wanting to install their executable code on a second third party's database. hmmm second third party that didn't come out right. -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------