Hi Folks,
I hope it's acceptable to start this thread here. I'll use the justification that this database is to ultimately be updated via a VB6 connection. Note to moderators: I'd have posted this in the database section, but that section is VERY quiet compared to this VB6 section.
Let me outline my situation:
I'm a consultant with a chain of international hospitals with a central headquarters. There are ultra-fast lease-lines between each hospital and headquarters making up a WAN. (There are also mechanisms for logging into the WAN via SSL, but that's another issue.) My relationship is that I consult with a group that represents a specific department within the individual hospitals. In fact, I have little to do with the international headquarters, although I fly around to the individual hospitals all the time.
The task at hand is to develop an Oracle database back-end that will be fed data via VB6 front-ends at each hospital.
An Oracle "box" in headquarters has already been identified for use. In fact, it's already being used for other WAN database purposes.
Now, let me say this at the onset. The I.T. guys at international headquarters are pretty good, but they're also the type where, if you seem like you don't know what you're talking about, they'll just make things more confusing so they don't have to do anything. In other words, we have to be VERY clear with them as to what we want.
Also, I'll say that, in theory, this project is relatively small. It's just the development of two tables with a handful of fields in each, and a one-to-many key between the two tables.
Here's my problem. I'm a pretty good VB6 programmer. I also get along fairly well in VBA, C, FORTRAN, and some JAVA. I'm also quite comfortable setting up a database in MS-Access, and then manipulating that database via VB6.
However, I've never set up a SQL server on a WAN.
I've downloaded the Oracle Oracle Database 11g Express Edition and installed it on my development machine to develop a "Proof of Concept" document, and I'm working through the Oracle Extended SQL commands to get things going.
The ultimate (phase one) objective is to develop a document that outlines to the I.T. guys at international headquarters as to exactly what they need to do, and to develop an understanding of when we can take over (more-or-less at the client side of things) and do our own development going forward.
So far, assuming for a moment that I'm at international headquarters, I've developed the following commands:
It's my understanding that, next, I need to create a user/schema. That's what I'm currently studying. I just thought I'd make a post here to see what others had to say.
I hope it's acceptable to start this thread here. I'll use the justification that this database is to ultimately be updated via a VB6 connection. Note to moderators: I'd have posted this in the database section, but that section is VERY quiet compared to this VB6 section.
Let me outline my situation:
I'm a consultant with a chain of international hospitals with a central headquarters. There are ultra-fast lease-lines between each hospital and headquarters making up a WAN. (There are also mechanisms for logging into the WAN via SSL, but that's another issue.) My relationship is that I consult with a group that represents a specific department within the individual hospitals. In fact, I have little to do with the international headquarters, although I fly around to the individual hospitals all the time.
The task at hand is to develop an Oracle database back-end that will be fed data via VB6 front-ends at each hospital.
An Oracle "box" in headquarters has already been identified for use. In fact, it's already being used for other WAN database purposes.
Now, let me say this at the onset. The I.T. guys at international headquarters are pretty good, but they're also the type where, if you seem like you don't know what you're talking about, they'll just make things more confusing so they don't have to do anything. In other words, we have to be VERY clear with them as to what we want.
Also, I'll say that, in theory, this project is relatively small. It's just the development of two tables with a handful of fields in each, and a one-to-many key between the two tables.
Here's my problem. I'm a pretty good VB6 programmer. I also get along fairly well in VBA, C, FORTRAN, and some JAVA. I'm also quite comfortable setting up a database in MS-Access, and then manipulating that database via VB6.
However, I've never set up a SQL server on a WAN.
I've downloaded the Oracle Oracle Database 11g Express Edition and installed it on my development machine to develop a "Proof of Concept" document, and I'm working through the Oracle Extended SQL commands to get things going.
The ultimate (phase one) objective is to develop a document that outlines to the I.T. guys at international headquarters as to exactly what they need to do, and to develop an understanding of when we can take over (more-or-less at the client side of things) and do our own development going forward.
So far, assuming for a moment that I'm at international headquarters, I've developed the following commands:
Code:
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CONNECT SYSTEM/<password>;
CREATE TABLESPACE MAL_Registry DATAFILE 'MAL_Registry.dat' SIZE 20M ONLINE;