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Oracle ODBC Driver for Rdb is available for the following client operating systems: MS Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT X86, and Windows NT Alpha. The Oracle ODBC Driver for Rdb allows ODBC applications on these clients read and write access to Oracle Rdb databases using TCP/IP, DECnet, SQL*Net (for MS Windows clients only), or IPX/SPX transport (for MS Windows clients only). The Oracle ODBC Driver for Rdb uses Oracle SQL/Services software to access the data.
This manual describes new and changed features; problems fixed in this release; and current problems, restrictions, and other notes.
These release notes are intended for all users of Oracle SQL/Services and Oracle ODBC Driver for Rdb and should be read to supplement information contained in the Oracle SQL/Services Installation Guide, the Oracle SQL/Services Server Configuration Guide, the Guide to Using the Oracle SQL/Services Client API, and the Oracle ODBC Driver for Rdb help file.
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| Chapter 2 | Describes known software errors in versions prior to V7.0 of Oracle SQL/Services that were fixed in V7.0. |
| Chapter 3 | Describes problems, restrictions, and workarounds known to exist in Oracle SQL/Services. This chapter also includes restrictions retained from previous versions of Oracle SQL/Services and miscellaneous notes. |
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