Oracle Provider for OLE DB
Release 9.0.1.0.1
October 2001

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 (9.0.1.0.1)
c) Oracle Client (9.0.1)
d) Oracle Services for MTS (9.0.1.0.1)

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

- Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional
- Access to an Oracle Database Server (Oracle8 or later)
- Oracle Client (release 9.0.1)
- Oracle Provider for OLE DB (9.0.1.0.1)
- Redistributable files provided with MDAC 2.1, 2.5, or 2.6 ( www.microsoft.com/data/oledb)
- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (version 9.0.1.0.1 or higher). Required only for consumers using MTS.

Instructions for Installing Oracle Provider for OLE DB
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1. Download OraOLEDB_90101.exe onto a temporary folder.

2. Execute OraOLEDB_90101.exe to unzip the contents.

3. Run the Oracle Universal Installer in .\Disk1\install\win32\setup.exe to complete the installation of the provider.

4. After the installation, delete OraOLEDB_90101.exe and the temporary installation folders and files.

5. For Windows 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.