On 18 Sep, 14:13, "fitzjarr..._at_cox.net" <fitzjarr..._at_cox.net> wrote:
> On Sep 18, 5:13 am,arun.hal..._at_gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am currently using OleDb in c# .net to connect to an Oracle
> > database.
> > I do this by referencing a 'data source', this data source is an alias
> > to a .ora file which contains the connection details.>From what i understand, you need to do an Oracle installation in order
>
> > for this whole process to work.
>
> > I want to be able to connect to the Oracle DB without having to make
> > any installations (would like to just use the dll's instead).
>
> > My question is, how can i get rid of the .ora file dependency? Like in
> > SQL server, the data is all held in the connection string.
>
> Installing the Oracle InstantClient might 'solve' this 'problem'. I
> suggest you visitwww.oracle.comand search the downloads for the
> InstantClient software.
>
> David Fitzjarrell
I want to do this without any installations.
I dont want to make any modifications to the production server.
Any other ideas?
Received on Wed Sep 19 2007 - 03:54:34 CDT
