[R-sig-DB] Using LDAP connection

[Sean Davis]

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Slawin, Scott <sslaw using allstate.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to find an R package that will allow me to connect to Oracle
> using LDAP.  Can someone help direct me to such a package or
> documentation.
>
> RCURL does mention LDAP, but is not very specific on how to use LDAP
> with sql statements.

Hi, Scott

I'd read up on ROracle or RODBC.  The LDAP piece is behind the Oracle
piece, I think, so you should not have to do anything special for
connecting.

I'm not sure how far this will get you, but you could take a look here
for one (of several) tutorials:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/datawarehouse/saternos-r-161569.html

Sean