ORACLE.TXT for Visual Basic Version 3.0 Users (101625)
This article was previously published under Q101625
SUMMARY
The ORACLE.TXT file that shipped with Visual Basic version 3.0's ODBC
Oracle driver has changed. The new version contains important
troubleshooting information that is not available in the shipping
version.
MORE INFORMATION
Visual Basic version 3.0 (VB3.0) ships with the ODBC Oracle driver,
which allows programmers to write applications that can make use of
data in an Oracle server. One of the components installed with the
ODBC Oracle driver is a file called ORACLE.TXT. This is installed in
the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory. ORACLE.TXT contains a lot of
information about how to install components that are required to
connect to an Oracle Server using the ODBC Oracle driver. This
information includes: the versions of SQL*Net for Windows that
required, the contents and location of configuration files,
troubleshooting tips for common error messages, and so forth.
Since the release of Visual Basic 3.0, Oracle has released new updates
to the SQL*Net .DLLs; as a result of this, the information in the
ORACLE.TXT is no longer current. The new ORACLE.TXT containing the
updated information is available from Microsoft Product Support
Services. Please note that Microsoft Access version 1.1 ships the
updated version of ORACLE.TXT. If you have installed Access after
installing Visual Basic, then you will automatically have the new
ORACLE.TXT. Otherwise, you can reinstall the Oracle driver from the
Access ODBC disk to obtain the new ORACLE.TXT.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
7/30/2001 |
| Keywords: |
KB101625 |
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