How do I find Oracle provider for OLE DB?

On 32bit Windows Operating System: Select the Provider tab on the Data Link Properties, and then check whether Oracle Provider for OLE DB is existing int the list.

What is Msdaora provider?

MSDAORA is short form for “Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle”. MSDAORA is driver provided by Microsoft to connect to Oracle database server. There is no 64-bit version provided by Microsoft for MSDAORA. Its only available for 32 bit. MSDAORA is no longer supported by current versions of Oracle.

What is Microsoft ACE OLE DB 12.0 provider?

This download will install a set of components that can be used by non-Microsoft Office applications to read data from and write data to 2010 Office system files such as Microsoft Access 2010 (mdb and accdb) files and Microsoft Excel 2010 (xls, xlsx, and xlsb) files. Connectivity to text files is also supported.

How do I install Oracle provider for OLE DB 11g?

  1. Download Oracle Client GUI version from Oracle website.
  2. Download ODAC from Oracle website.
  3. Install using setup.exe with all general properties.
  4. Open Net Manager and add tsn.
  5. Restart the server and it should start showing up under providers ‘Oracle for OLE DB’
  6. Make Connection and it should work.

Is Msdaora deprecated?

Not only is MSDAORA deprecated, it is not included in newer Windows versions. It uses the ancient Oracle version 7 CLI, which is no longer supported by Oracle. Note that deprecated and not supported doesn’t mean it won’t work (or can’t be made to work with hacks) but you are own to do so.

Is OLE DB still used?

The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server, SQLOLEDB, allows ADO to access Microsoft SQL Server. The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) remains deprecated and it is not recommended to use it for new development work.