Re: 32-bit drivers for Oracle Workgroup/2000

damoclm_at_metamor.com (Melissa Damocles) wrote:

> I have the Oracle Workgroup/2000 "90-day trial products v4.1" CD and
> am trying to install a 32-bit driver with no luck. I have installed
> the client software on my machine -
> Oracle7 ODBC Driver 1.11.0.2
> Required Support Files 7.1.4.0.4A
> Required Support Files 7.0.16.4.4F
> SQL*Net TCP/IP 1.1.9.0A
>
> When I go to configure the ODBC driver, I can see the "Visigenic
> 32-bit Oracle driver" entry in the list of installed ODBC drivers, but
> when I choose to ADD this, I get the error "Failed to load file
> vsorac32.dll". I looked in my c:\windows\system directory and this
> file is there.

Windows 95 isn't too helpful in its error messages about missing DLL's - vsorac32.dll probably failed to load because it couldn't find the Oracle SQL*Net Dlls.

Since you appear to have installed the correct files, this is probably because they are in oracle_home_directory/BIN, but the directory isn't in your path. I had a similar problem on my NT machine and fixed it by copying the relevant Dlls to my SYSTEM{32} directory. The Dlls were

ORANT71.DLL

CORENT23.DLL
SQLTCPNT.DLL
MSCVRT10.DLL

The Windows 95 equivalents may have different names, so a bit of trial and error may be required.

-- 
Roger Austin 
<R.Austin_at_ioh.ac.uk>