I try to connect Oracle from VB project, but I don't want to install Oracle client on the user machine. Instead,I want to use the Oracle client on the server.

The error I get:

"The Oracle(tm) client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3(or greater) client software installation.
You will be unable to use this driver until these components have been installed"

How can I solve it ?

Thanks

How esactly are you trying to connect? Are you using a DSN?
I had a similar problem, please show code.

Thanks

Sal

Here the code I use:

strCnn = "Provider=MSDASQL;DRIVER={Microsoft ODBC for ORACLE};UID=visit;PWD=visit;Server=kvilot"
conDB.Open strCnn

Thanks

David

Conn = "UID=*****;PWD=*****;driver=" _
         & "{Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};SERVER=dseOracle;"

This is basically what I used. It worked.

Sal

Hi Sal,

I still get the same error message

This is driving me crazy as well, It did not work on my home machine without Oracle installed. It only worked with the one that has Oracle. I tried it last night.
I think it is not working because the OLEDB provider is not installed. I will try to find a place to download just that.
Oracle's documentation does need some revamping.

Sal

I had similar problems. Eventually fixed it.

Security thing - add the user aspnet to the oracle (or other database) home directory, give them full access. Then restart IIS (Goto cmd prompt and run iisreset).

Worked for me - hopefully will work for you !

:D