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Contents Preface Audience vii Documentation Accessibility vii Related Documents vii Conventions viii Changes in This Release for Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide Changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB in 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1) ix Changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB in ODAC 12c Release 4 ix Changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB in 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) x 1 Introduction to Oracle Provider for OLE DB Overview of OLE DB 1-1 OLE DB Design 1-1 Overview of OraOLEDB 1-2 System Requirements 1-2 OraOLEDB Installation 1-3 Component Certifications 1-4 Connecting to Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service 1-4 2 Features of OraOLEDB OraOLEDB Provider Specific Features 2-1 Data Source 2-1 Compatibility with OLE DB Services 2-2 Connecting to an Oracle Database 2-3 OraOLEDB-Specific Connection String Attributes 2-3 Default Attribute Values 2-5 Distributed Transactions 2-5 Enhanced Failover Capability 2-5 iii Operating System Authentication 2-6 Password Expiration 2-6 VCharNull 2-7 SPPrmDefVal 2-8 OraOLEDB Sessions 2-8 Transactions 2-8 Commands 2-9 Stored Procedures 2-9 Preparing Commands 2-9 Command Parameters 2-9 OraOLEDB Custom Properties for Commands 2-10 Stored Procedures and Functions Returning Rowsets 2-13 Multiple Rowsets 2-13 Statement Caching 2-16 Metadata Caching 2-17 Command Timeout and Cancel Method 2-17 Rowsets 2-18 To Create Rowsets 2-18 Updatability 2-19 Server Data on Insert Property 2-19 To Search for Rows with IRowsetFind::FindNext 2-20 OraOLEDB-Specific Connection String Attributes for Rowsets 2-20 Tips for ADO Programmers 2-21 Schema Rowsets 2-21 Date Formats 2-21 Case of Object Names 2-22 Performing a Fast Load with SQL Server Integration Services 2-22 Data Types 2-23 Binary Data Types 2-23 TIMESTAMP Data Types 2-23 INTERVAL Data Types 2-25 LOB Support 2-26 Unicode Support 2-27 Types of Unicode Encoding 2-27 How Oracle Unicode Support Works 2-27 Unicode Support Setup 2-28 Errors 2-28 OLEDB.NET Data Provider Compatibility 2-29 Using the OLEDB.NET Attribute in a Connection String 2-29 Using OraOLEDB Custom Properties 2-29 Updating Oracle with DataTable Changes 2-30 iv Using OraOLEDB with Visual Basic 2-30 Setting Up the Oracle Database 2-31 Setting Up the Visual Basic Project 2-31 A Provider-Specific Information Data Type Mappings in Rowsets and Parameters A-1 Properties Supported A-2 Data Source Properties A-2 DataSourceInfo Properties A-2 Initialization and Authorization Properties A-4 Session Properties A-5 Rowset Properties A-5 Rowset Property Implications A-8 Interfaces Supported A-9 Data Source A-9 Session A-9 Command A-10 Rowset A-10 Multiple Results A-10 Transaction Options A-10 Custom Error Object A-11 MetaData Columns Supported A-11 OraOLEDB Tracing A-12 Registry Setting for Tracing Calls A-12 Glossary Index v List of Tables 1-1 Oracle Provider for OLE DB Files 1-3 2-1 Custom Properties for Commands 2-10 2-2 Possible Values for Updatability Property 2-18 A-1 Data Type Mappings A-1 A-2 DBPROPSET_DATASOURCE Properties A-2 A-3 DBPROPSET_DATASOURCEINFO Properties A-3 A-4 DBPROPSET_DBINIT Properties A-4 A-5 DBPROPSET_SESSION Properties A-5 A-6 DBPROPSET_ROWSET Properties A-5 vi Preface Based on an open standard, Oracle Provider for OLE DB (OraOLEDB) allows access to Oracle Databases. This documentation describes OraOLEDB's provider-specific features and properties. This document describes the features of Oracle Database for Windows that apply to the Windows operating system. Audience Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide is intended for programmers developing applications to access an Oracle Database using Oracle Provider for OLE DB. This documentation is also valuable to systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in the development of database applications. To use this document, you must be familiar with OLE DB and have a working knowledge of application programming using Microsoft C/C++, Visual Basic, or ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). Knowledge of Component Object Model (COM) concepts are also useful. Readers should also be familiar with the use of Structured Query Language (SQL) to access information in relational database systems. 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Related Documents For more information, see these Oracle resources: • Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows • Oracle Database Release Notes for Microsoft Windows • Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows • Oracle Database Concepts vii Preface • Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows • Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide • Oracle Database New Features Guide • Oracle Database Reference • Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide • Oracle Database Error Messages for information about Oracle error message. Once you find the specific range, you can search for the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation. • Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how schemas are created and how you can use them yourself. Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, please visit the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html For the latest version of the Oracle documentation, including this guide, visit http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html For additional information, see: http://www.microsoft.com Conventions The following text conventions are used in this document: Convention Meaning boldface Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.