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bmw0128
bmw0128

Reputation: 13698

SQL statement joining Oracle and MS SQL Server

I never seen this, but is it possible to have one SQL call join data from Oracle and SQl Server?

Upvotes: 11

Views: 13554

Answers (2)

OMG Ponies
OMG Ponies

Reputation: 332581

Yes, Oracle and SQL Server both have functionality that allows to connect to other databases, including different vendors. In Oracle terminology, it's a database link instance while on SQL Server it's called a Linked Server instance.

The syntax to reference the instance is different between Oracle and SQL Server though. IE:

Oracle:

SELECT t.*
  FROM table_name@database_link_instance t

SQL Server:

SELECT t.*
  FROM linked_server_instance_name.database_name.schema_name.table_name t

does MySQL support the linked server concept?

No, the closest MySQL has is the FEDERATED engine, which is only for connecting to remote MySQL instances.

PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL has dblink. Last time I looked at dblink (pre-v9 release), it only could connect to other PostgreSQL instances.

Upvotes: 14

Andomar
Andomar

Reputation: 238086

Yes- both Oracle and SQL Server support the linked server concept. That allows you to reference the other server using a 4 part name. For example:

select  *
from    LocalDb.Schema.Table
cross join
        OracleLinkedServer.RemoteDb.RemoteSchema.RemoteTable

Upvotes: 6

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