I think I gave a partially bad reply. Are all of these components running on the server only? Even if you are, I still believe you need to install the Oracle Client files on the server as well. Your components are acting like clients in the server and therefore, I think, still need the client-side software to communicate with the server-side listener. [Even though the client computer is the same as the server computer]

>Hi Oracle types,
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>Maybe someone can give me a hand. I am just trying out some experiments using VFP (old fave) as a middle tier connecting to an Oracle 8i db. Microsoft IIS (4) calls the VFP application as a DLL that then tries to connect to the database using SQLSTRINGCONNECT(), specifying driver (Microsoft ODBC for Oracle), server UID and PWD.
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>For some annoying reason, I then get an alert box on the server console telling me that it can't find the oracle client networking software.
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>I have installed Net*8 (logged in as an administrator, but not Administrator) on the web server box and when I use SQL*Plus and ODBC Test on the server console I *can* get through to the database.
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>Has anyone else seen this behaviour and maybe got a solution.
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>TIA
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>Les