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Oracle 8i Messages   Related Types This message was discovered on microsoft.public.dotnet.faqs. Post a new message to this list... JohnFol I am writing a vb.net application that needs to connect to and call Oracle stored procedures. My background is MS SQL so I am used to SQLClient / ODBC / OLE db etc, but new to Oracle. In my simple way of thinking, I presume the 1.1 framework's managed OracleClient library is all I need to make the connection. It seems that to connect to Oracle I need the Oracle 8i Client s/w instaleld on my machine. I have also heard that Oracle provide managed code as ODP.Net, but it's not clear if this is for 8i. Can anyone shed some light on what I should be using? Reply to this message...        Glenn John The ODP.NET won't work with anything less than 9i release 2, but the System.Data.OracleClient works great. You will need to install the Oracle Client software, I think the current release is 8.1.7.x. Check out this faq... http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/windows/odpnet/faq.html HTH Glenn "JohnFol" <Click here to reveal e-mail address> wrote in message news:Click here to reveal e-mail address... [Original message clipped] Reply to this message...        JohnFol Hi Glenn, many thanks for the reply. I have the option of using 9.2, however for compatibility with an existing system we have opted for 8i. I did try the ORacleClient managed code, but seem to recall getting "Unable to find an entry point named OCIEnvCreate in DLL oci.dll" Thanks for the advice and URL. "Glenn" <Click here to reveal e-mail address> wrote in message news:Click here to reveal e-mail address... [Original message clipped] Reply to this message...        Glenn John Could be a version issue. Which versions of the framework, MDAC, Oracle 8 client and System.Data.OracleClient have you got installed? This link is worth a look http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/21/105220.aspx Glenn ..Net 1.1 MDAC 2.7 Oracle 8.1.6 System.Data.OracleClient 1.0.5000.0 XP "JohnFol" <Click here to reveal e-mail address> wrote in message news:Click here to reveal e-mail address... [Original message clipped] Reply to this message...     Ad MBR BootFX Best-of-breed application framework for .NET projects, developed by Matthew Baxter-Reynolds and MBR IT

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