Oracle Provider for OLE DB
Release 8.1.7.3.0
June 2002

Oracle Provider for OLE DB (OraOLEDB) offers high performance and efficient access to
Oracle data by OLE DB consumers.

Download Includes:

a) Oracle Universal Installer
b) Oracle Provider for OLE DB (8.1.7.3.0)
c) Oracle Client (8.1.7.0.0)
d) Oracle Services for MTS (8.1.7.0.0)

OraOLEDB System Requirements
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The following items are required on a system to use Oracle Provider for OLE DB:

- Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional

- Access to an Oracle Database Server (release 7.3.4 or later)

- Oracle Client (release 8.1.7)

- Oracle Provider for OLE DB(8.1.7.3.0)

- Redistributable files provided with MDAC 2.1, 2.5, or 2.6 (www.microsoft.com/data/oledb)

- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (version 8.1.7.0.0). Required only for consumers using MTS.

Instructions for Installing Oracle Provider for OLE DB
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1. Download OraOLEDB_81730.zip onto a temporary folder.

2. Unzip OraOLEDB_81730.zip using a decompression program, such as WinZip.

3. Run the Oracle Universal Installer in \install\win32\setup.exe to complete the
installation of the provider. The is the directory where you extracted all the zipped files to.

4. After the installation, delete OraOLEDB_81730.zip and the temporary
installation folders and files.

5. For Windows 95/98 users, a reboot is required after the OraOLEDB installation is complete.

Please note: Do not download this file into the "Tmp" directory. 

Viewing the Documentation
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The Oracle Provider for OLE DB documentation is installed in the ORACLE_HOME\oledb\doc
directory. To view the online PDF or HTML documentation, open the oledb.pdf file in the
ORACLE_HOME\oledb\doc directory or the toc.htm file in the
ORACLE_HOME\oledb\doc\html directory.

Support and bug reports
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For any bugs and issues, please participate in our discussion group. This discussion group will be monitored by Oracle Support on an ongoing basis.