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Not that this is really what you are asking for, but I have the following excellent books in my library:

Oracle8: The Complete Reference [ISBN 0-07-88-2396-X]
Oracle8i: Advanced PL/SQL Programming [ISBN 0-07-212146-7]
Oracle PL/SQL Tips & Techniques [ISBN 0-07-882438-9]

There is some server on-line docs at http://hojohn.photo.net/ora81/DOC/server.815/ that may help.

I use VFP to develop the front-end and the new FoxFire version for reports. I have an ODBC_DSN class in the downloads to programmatically check for, create, modify DSNs, connections, etc. It is heavily commented and has examples.