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Functional Differences Between Database Gateway for ODBC (DG4ODBC) and Specific Database Gateways (DG4MSQL, DG4Sybase, DG4Informix, DG4Teradata) (Doc ID 252364.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database Gateway for Teradata - Version 11.1.0.6 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 11.1 to 12.1]
Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server - Version 11.1.0.6 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 11.1 to 12.1]
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.6 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 11.1 to 12.1]
Oracle Database Gateway for DRDA - Version 11.1.0.6 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 11.1 to 12.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

To explain the functional differences between the Database Gateway for ODBC (DG4ODBC) and the Database Gateways for specific non-Oracle databases, for example DG4SQL*Server, DG4Sybase, DG4Informix, DG4Teradata.

 

 

Scope

The Database Gateway for ODBC is a widely used method to use a database link to connect to a non-Oracle database using an ODBC-Driver. It is a generic method, hence it has certain restrictions compared to when using a specific Database Gateway.

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