OLEDB (Oracle Provider for OLEDB -- OraOLEDB)

Oracle Provider for OLE DB (OraOLEDB) offers high performance and efficient access to Oracle data for OLE DB and ADO developers. Developers programming with Visual Basic, C++, or any COM client can use OraOLEDB to access Oracle databases.

OraOLEDB is an OLE DB provider for Oracle. It offers high performance and efficient access to Oracle data including LOBs, and also allows updates to certain LOB types.

The following LOB types are supported by OraOLEDB:

• For Persistent LOBs. READ/WRITE through the rowset.

• For BFILEs. READ-ONLY through the rowset.

• Temporary LOBs are not supported through the rowset.

  See Also: Chapter 13, "Using OraOLEDB to Manipulate LOBs" The Oracle Provider for OLE DB User's Guide at: http://otn.oracle.com/tech/nt/ole_db/