Z Oracle DA

  This is the Z Oracle database adapter product for the 
  Z Object Publishing Environment.
  
  ***** NOTE *****

  Note that the Z Oracle database adapter is compatible with Oracle
  versions 7.3 and later (including Oracle 8).
  
  ***** IMPORTANT *****
  
  This product is distributed as a NON-BINARY release!
  
  This product requires compiled Python extensions that are
  NOT included as a binary with this release. You must build
  or install the required extensions using the instructions 
  below before the product will work properly!
    
  Installation

    The Z Oracle database adapter uses the DCOracle package.  
    The DCOracle Package requires some low-level oracle extensions,
    which must be built and copied to the DCOracle directory before
    you can use the Z Oracle DA.

    Instructions on building the extension modules are given in the
    the README.txt file in the source directory.

  Connection Strings
  
    The connection string used for Z Oracle Database Connection
    are exactly the same connection strings required by Oracle tools. 
    The connection strings are typically of the form::

       user_name/password@server_name

    or just::

       user_name/password

    to use the default server.