DOCUMENT:Q175018  10-SEP-2001  [odbc]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Acquire and Install the Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver
PRODUCT :Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
PROD/VER::Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.573.3513,Build 2.573.3711,Build 2.573.4202
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsetup kbDatabase kbDriver kbODBC kbOracle kbGrpDSMDAC kbMDAC200 kbMDAC210

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.5, versions Build 2.573.2927, Build 2.573.3513, Build 2.573.3711, Build 2.573.4202 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the procedures for acquiring and installing the Microsoft
Oracle ODBC Driver version 2.5, which is a component of the Microsoft Data
Access Components (MDAC) version 2.0 and higher.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver version 2.5 is part of the Microsoft Data
Access Components version 2.0 and 2.1. You will need to download this "stack"
from the Microsoft Web site and install them. The Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver
version 2.5 is available with Visual Studio 6.0, MDAC 2.0 and 2.1, and the Data
Access Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.0.

NOTE: There is no way to acquire the Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver v2.0 outside of
the MDAC stack. The driver was developed and tested with the components in the
stack and that is the best way to install and use the driver.

Step-by-Step Example
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1. Go to the Microsoft Universal Data Access Web site located at the following
   Web URL:

   http://www.microsoft.com/data/

2. On the Web site, click the Downloads link listed under the UDA Contents on
   the left of the page. This displays a page that lists the available free
   downloads.

3. Click the link titled "Download MDAC 2.1.1.4202.3 (GA)" to open the download
   page for the MDAC 2.1 SP2 stack. Please read through the information on this
   page pertaining to system and software requirements.

4. Follow the on download intructions given on the website.

5. Click on the link titled "Download the Microsoft Data Access SDK version 2.0
   and the Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.0".

6. Once the MDAC 2.1 SP2 installation is complete, you should see the Microsoft
   Oracle ODBC Driver version 2.5 listed under the Drivers tab of your ODBC
   Manager as follows:

      NAME:      Microsoft ODBC for Oracle

      VERSION:   2.573.4202

      COMPANY:   Microsoft Corporation

      FILE:      MSORCL32.DLL

      DATE:      6/4/99

For information about setting up a data source name (DSN) for the Microsoft
Oracle ODBC Driver version 2.5, please consult the Help file for the driver. The
Help file for the driver was installed in the appropriate SYSTEM directory (i.e.
SYSTEM for Windows 95 and Windows 98, and SYSTEM32 for NT) along with the driver
DLL. The name of the Help file is MSORCL32.HLP.

REFERENCES
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For more information on how to use this driver with RDO version 2.0,please see
the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q167225 HOWTO: Access an Oracle Database Using RDO

   Q174679 HOWTO: Retrieve Resultsets from Oracle Stored Procedures

   Q174981 "HOWTO: Retrieve Typical Resultsets From Oracle Stored Procedures

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1997, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Sam Carpenter, Microsoft Corporation


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Version           : :Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.573.3513,Build 2.573.3711,Build 2.573.4202
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