Re: setting up oracle with ADO

From: Keith Boulton <kboulton_at_ntlunspam-world.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:40:10 +0100
Message-ID: <rMOc7.9694$zs.49943@news11-gui.server.ntli.net>

If I remember aright, the microsoft drivers require version 7 support files which is a pain because of maintaining multiple homes when you also want to use version 8 client software.

The ODBC drivers from Microsoft and Oracle are notoriously buggy. I never found a version that worked properly, but stuck with a driver with bugs I could work around.

I don't know if the OLEDB drivers are less buggy.

"Eggie" <eggie_at_nospam.com> wrote in message news:9kvuli$31kt$1_at_beast.euro.net...
> > 1. microsoft ODBC driver.
> > 2. Oracle ODBC driver
> > 3. oracle OLEDB driver.
> 4. Microsoft OleDB driver
>
> I would go for 1.2 or... preferable 4 because it has the least number of
> memory leaks.
>
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> Egbert Nierop
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> "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message
> news:3b72a05f$0$8505$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> > There are a choice of providers
> >
> > 1. microsoft ODBC driver.
> > 2. Oracle ODBC driver
> > 3. oracle OLEDB driver.
> >
> > all of these naturally have different provider strings.
> >
> > In addition you'd need the drivers to be installed on the client along
 with
> > a working oracle client.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Niall Litchfield
> > Oracle DBA
> > Audit Commission UK
> >
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> >
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> > "Rayden" <durlecht_at_msu.edu> wrote in message
> > news:9ku2ns$2s4r$1_at_msunews.cl.msu.edu...
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > I am new to this whole setting up an install program.....anyway, i am
 using
> > > install shield, and i need the ado provider name for connecting to
 oracle.
 I
> > > figured it out for M$ sql server and sybase...have a little trouble
 finding
> > > out for oracle......also do i need additional drivers?
> > >
> > > thanks.
> > >
> > > rayden
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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