Re: C# Oracle Q (from a SQL Server point of view)

From: <fitzjarrell_at_cox.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:13:53 -0700
Message-ID: <1190121233.177300.230590@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>

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 visit www.oracle.com and search the downloads for the InstantClient software.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Tue Sep 18 2007 - 08:13:53 CDT