Release 8.1.5 provided the following new and updated features:
· Support for efficient management of database connections and user sessions
(connection multiplexing). See OraServer.
· Advanced Queuing Support. See OraAQ, OraAQAgent, and OraAQMsg.
· Interface for describing schema objects. See OraMetaData and OraMDAttribute.
· Support for snapshot-based dynasets. See CreateCustomDynaset and CreateDynaset.
· Enhanced support for transaction control at the OraDatabase level.
· Support for Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)· Easy access and manipulation of new types introduced in Oracle8i:
·OraBLOB (Binary Large Objects)
·OraCLOB (Character Large Objects)
·OraBFILE(External Binary Large Files)
·OraRef (Object Reference - REF)
·OraObject (Value Instance)
·OraCollection (VARRAYs, Nested Tables)
·OraNumber (Oracle Number)
