Making a connection from ArcIMS to a geodatabase in Oracle

To use data from ArcSDE in one of your ArcIMS services, you connect to the database. In this case, you can get more details from the ArcIMS help, but the basic information you provide on the ArcSDE Connection dialog box to make a connection to an ArcSDE geodatabase is as follows:

Steps:

1. Type the name of the server on which the DBMS resides in the Server text box.
2. What you type in the ArcSDE service text box depends on whether you are making a direct connection to the geodatabase or a connection using an ArcSDE service.
   • If you are making a direct connection to the geodatabase, type either sde:oracle10g or sde:oracle11g in the ArcSDE service text box, depending on the release of the Oracle client you are using to connect to Oracle.
   • If you are making a connection using an ArcSDE service, type the port number of the service in the ArcSDE service text box.
3. Leave the Database text box blank.
4. Type a user name in the User name field. Or, if you are using OS authentication, type a backslash (\).
5. If connecting with a database user, type the user's password in the password text box. If connecting with OS authentication, type password in the password text box.