Changes in This Release for Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide

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Changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB in ODAC 12c Release 4

The following are changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide for ODAC 12c Release 4:

New Features

The following feature is new in this release:

  • Tracing Enhancements

    Oracle Provider for OLE DB includes new tracing features. Traces can now be output to a specific directory, rather than a file name. The default directory is the Windows temporary files directory.

    See "OraOLEDB Tracing" for more information.

Changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB in 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)

The following are changes in Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2):

New Features

The following feature is new in this release:

  • IRowsetFastLoad and SQL Server Integration Services Fast-Load

    Oracle Provider for OLE DB now supports the IRowsetFastLoad interface, which enables fast memory-based bulk-copy operations in the Oracle database. This interface also works with the SQL Server Integration Services fast-load functionality to permit rapid ingestion of large amounts of data using the provider to the Oracle database.

    See "Performing a Fast Load with SQL Server Integration Services" for more information.