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I am familiar with SQL Servers .NET data provider, but am new to Oracle. Is it easy to learn to use ODP.NET?

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I am familiar with SQL Servers .NET data provider, but am new to Oracle. Is it easy to learn to use ODP.NET?

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Yes. ODP.NET inherits from all the ADO.NET base classes, which is what SQL Server’s .NET data provider, SqlClient, is based upon. The ADO.NET constructors, methods, and properties that you use with SQL Server will be the same with Oracle. For many applications, the only notable differences will be having all objects that were preceded with “Sql”, such as SqlConnection, be preceded by “Oracle”, such as OracleConnection, and accounting for differences between Oracle and SQL Server database data types, SQL, and stored procedure calls. With ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes, many of these differences go away and make it even easier to use ODP.NET. Q: What are the different ways Oracle integrates with Microsoft .NET? A: Oracle integrates with .NET in a number of ways. For optimized .NET data access, ODP.NET enables access to all of the Oracle database’s advanced features, such as RAC and XML DB, while ensuring the fastest performance from the .NET Framework. For .NET development tools that make O