OpenLink ODBC driver for Oracle supports Oracle versions 7.x, 8.x, 9i, 10g, XE and 11g
OpenLink's Oracle ODBC drivers are available in a choice of three formats to suit your network infrastructure.
A single-tier driver: easy installation on Mac OS X Universal and Microsoft Windows platforms.
A single-tier driver: simple and quick to deploy; installs on the client computer only; uses a database-specific communications layer
A multi-tier driver with configurable performance, scalability and security for Enterprise users; typically components are installed on both the client and database-server hosts.
| Feature / Architecture | Single-Tier (Express) |
Single-Tier (Lite) |
Multi-Tier (Enterprise Edition) |
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| Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X Availability | ![]() |
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| Linux, Solaris and other Unix OS Availability | ![]() |
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| Single component client-only installation | ![]() |
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| Multiple components installed on clients and server computers | ![]() |
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| Requires database-specific comms layer on client | ![]() |
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| SQL-92 Conformance | ![]() |
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| ODBC Core, Level 1 and Level 2 Compliance | ![]() |
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| Unicode Support | ![]() |
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| Support for Built-in Client-side Tracing | ![]() |
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| Configurable performance | ![]() |
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| Configurable for Scalability | ![]() |
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| Configurable Security | ![]() |
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| Ability to restrict connections based on application, IP address, username, requested database | ![]() |
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| Ability to override connection parameters on the server | ![]() |
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| Operating-system user authentication | ![]() |
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| Connection Pooling | ![]() |
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| Instant Client Support | ![]() |
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| MS DTC | ![]() |
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| Real Application Cluster (RAC) Support | ![]() |
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| Reference Cursors in Stored Procedures | ![]() |
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| Static, Keyset, Forward-Only Cursors | ![]() |
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| XA-Based Two-Phase Commit | ![]() |
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Our ODBC driver for Oracle allows you to connect desktop applications such as Microsoft Access and Excel/Query, OpenOffice, reporting tools such as Crystal Reports/Business Objects, and more, to your backend database.
Additionally, our ODBC driver facilitates database connectivity for developers programming in scripting languages such as Perl (using DBI and DBD::ODBC), Python (using mxODBC or PyODBC), Ruby, SoftIntegration's Ch language, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, C and C#.
For a guided download, use our Solution Wizard.
If you know what components you need, you can proceed via the Download Wizard.