1 Introducing Oracle Data Provider for .NET

This chapter introduces Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET), an implementation of a .NET data provider for Oracle Database.

This chapter contains these topics:

• .NET Data Access in Oracle: Products and Documentation

• Overview of Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET)

• Oracle Data Provider for .NET Assemblies

• Differences between the ODP.NET Managed Driver and Unmanaged Driver

• Using ODP.NET Client Provider in a Simple Application