.NET Developer Center

Updated November 5, 2009

.NET developers should bookmark this page for new downloads, discussions, and other technical resources. Oracle provides significant support and products for developers using Visual Studio and .NET Web Services, who need to develop enterprise applications.

See also: Office Interoperability Center | Windows Server System Center | SOA Technology Center

What's New

New Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) for Windows Available
The new ODAC 11.1.0.7.20 accesses the latest Oracle Database features to improve application performance and developer productivity. New ODAC features include Advanced Queuing API and Visual Studio tools; self-tuning ODP.NET, Visual Studio Oracle Performance Analyzer for application tuning; promotable transactions; and Server Explorer filtering, performing multiple node operations at once, and performance enhancements.

Article: ODP.NET Messaging Applications with Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing
Applications frequently need to pass messages to each other, and they need to do so reliably and often asynchronously. Learn how to build .NET messaging applications with Oracle's database queue using Visual Studio and ODP.NET.

Oracle OpenWorld .NET Event Recap
Another Oracle OpenWorld and Oracle Develop has come and gone. If you missed any of the Oracle on .NET sessions, you can stream the recorded presentations via Oracle OpenWorld On Demand if you have purchased the option. If not, you can still review the presentations when they become available at the Oracle on Windows and .NET Events Page.

.NET Comes to Oracle Berkeley DB
Oracle Berkeley DB products are embeddable databases that provide developers with a fast, reliable, local key-value data store with zero administration. They are perfectly-suited when a non-relational data store is needed. With the new Berkeley DB 4.8 release, .NET developers can now access Berkeley DB via a native .NET API. C#, Visual Basic, and C++ .NET developers will be able to build Berkeley DB .NET applications within Visual Studio. To ease development, Berkeley DB .NET is Intellisense-aware and documentation is integrated into Visual Studio Help.

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Now Available
Use ODAC 11g to access the latest Oracle Database 11g Release 2 features and start lowering your IT costs today.

Microsoft Announces System.Data.OracleClient Deprecation: Learn Why Developers Should Migrate to ODP.NET
Microsoft announced the deprecation of System.Data.OracleClient, also known as Microsoft OracleClient. .NET data access developers that use Microsoft OracleClient now consider using ODP.NET to connect to the Oracle database. Learn why many developers now want to use ODP.NET and how to migrate your Microsoft OracleClient application to ODP.NET.

IDC White Paper: Oracle Database on Windows and .NET Interoperability
IDC examines what Oracle Database offers to the Windows administrator and .NET developer and the depth of that integration. In addition, the white paper includes a case study of how a customer has taken advantage of Oracle and Microsoft's tight integration.


.NET Support for Oracle Database 11g
Technical White Paper: Oracle Database 11g on Windows: Development and Deployment (PDF)
Technical White Paper: Oracle on .NET
Technical White Paper: ODP.NET 11.1.07.20 White Paper
Technical White Paper: ODP.NET 11g
Technical White Paper: New 11g Features in Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio

Technical Articles
Build a .NET Application for the Oracle Database
Mastering .NET Application Development - Series
Use Microsoft Visual Studio for the Complete .NET and Oracle Database Development Lifecycle
ODP.NET Xcopy Deployment with Instant Client
Build Oracle User-Defined Type Applications in .NET
Debugging PL/SQL from Within Visual Studio
Improve ODP.NET Performance
Learn About Database Change Notification
Using Bind Variables in ODP.NET
Use ODP.NET Array Binding to Increase Performance
ODP.NET Explicit and Implicit Transactions
Read More .NET Technical Articles

Technical Information
Oracle OpenWorld 2008 and Oracle Develop 2008: Presentation slides and sample code
Oracle Develop 2008-09 - Getting Started with Oracle and .NET
Oracle Develop 2008-09 - New Oracle Features for .NET Developers
DevConnections 2008 Las Vegas Presentation - New .NET Features for the Oracle Database
DOAG 2008 Nuremberg - Getting Started with Oracle and .NET
Making the Case for Oracle Database on Windows and .NET. Dwight Davis, VP of Ovum Summit, highlights all the ways the Oracle Database leverages the Windows and .NET platforms in this free white paper.
View More .NET & Windows Technical Information


 
Left Curve
For Beginners
Right Curve
 · Learn Oracle for Visual Studio 2005/2008 in 2 Days (HTML | PDF)
 · Learn Oracle for Visual Studio .NET 2003 in 2 Days (HTML | PDF)
 · Oracle By Example: Building .NET Apps with Oracle
 · Article: Getting Started with Oracle for Visual Studio 2005/2008 Developers or Visual Studio .NET 2003 Developers
 · Migration Resources for Microsoft ISVs

Left Curve
Key Downloads
Right Curve
  Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC)
  64-bit ODAC
  Oracle Database Express Edition

Left Curve
Key Technologies
Right Curve
  ODP.NET for Microsoft OracleClient Developers
  Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio
  ODP.NET
  Oracle Providers for ASP.NET
  Coherence for .NET
  Oracle Application Testing Suite
  Oracle Database 11g with .NET Stored Procedures
  Oracle Services for MTS (Distributed Transactions)
  Berkeley DB .NET API


Left Curve
Blogs
Right Curve
  Christian Shay on Oracle and .NET

Left Curve Right Curve
Untitled Document
Re: Sostitution connection Asp...
Nov 6, 2009
by: cshay
Re: Permissions needed to see ...
Nov 6, 2009
by: cshay
Permissions needed to see a sc...
Nov 5, 2009
by: user7210729
Use Oracle discoverer with VB6
Nov 5, 2009
by: user12173856
Re: TNS:listener could not fin...
Nov 2, 2009
by: Anjul

Left Curve Right Curve
Untitled Document
Re: Critical "Attempted to rea...
Nov 10, 2009
by: omar.arellano
ORA-1005 when password contain...
Nov 10, 2009
by: user10827470
Critical "Attempted to read or...
Nov 10, 2009
by: user1125410
Re: Hidden fields and cmd.AddR...
Nov 10, 2009
by: Mark_Williams
Equivalent of filter property ...
Nov 10, 2009
by: user12098287
E-mail this page
Printer View Printer View
Oracle Is The Information Company About Oracle | Oracle RSS Feeds | Careers | Contact Us | Site Maps | Legal Notices | Terms of Use | Privacy