Contents

List of Examples

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• About This Guide
• What is the Microsoft .NET Framework
• Overview of Oracle Data Provider for .NET
• Overview of Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio
• Overview of .NET Stored Procedures
• Overview of Oracle Providers for ASP.NET

2 Installing .NET Products

• What You Need
  • Oracle Database
  • Sample Data
  • Oracle Data Access Components
  • Oracle Database Extensions for .NET
  • Visual Studio 2008
• Installing .NET Products
• Configuring a NET Connect Alias

3 Building a Simple .NET Application Using ODP.NET

• Creating a New Project
• Adding a Reference
• Adding Namespace Directives
• Designing the User Interface
• Writing the Connection Code
• Compiling and Running the Application
• Error Handling
  • Using Try-Catch-Finally Block Structure
  • Handling General Errors
  • Handling Common Oracle Errors

4 Retrieving and Updating with Oracle Data Provider for .NET

• Using the Command Object
• Retrieving Data: a Simple Query
• Retrieving Data: Bind Variables
• Retrieving Data: Multiple Values
• Using the DataSet Class with Oracle Data Provider for .NET
• Enabling Updates to the Database
• Inserting, Deleting, and Updating Data

5 Using Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio

• Using Oracle Developer Tools
• Connecting to the Oracle Database
• Creating a Table and Its Columns
• Creating a Table Index
• Adding Table Constraints
• Adding Data to a Table
• Generating Code Automatically to Display and Update Data

6 Using PL/SQL Stored Procedures and REF CURSORs

• Introduction to PL/SQL Stored Procedures
• Introduction to PL/SQL Packages and Package Bodies
• Introduction to REF CURSORs
• Creating a PL/SQL Stored Procedure that Uses REF CURSORs
• Modifying an ODP.NET Application to Run Stored Procedures
• Running a PL/SQL Stored Procedure Using an ODP.NET Application

7 Developing and Deploying .NET Stored Procedures

• Overview of .NET Stored Procedures
• Starting the Common Language Runtime Service
• Creating a Connection as SYSDBA
• Creating an Oracle Project
• Creating .NET Stored Functions and Procedures
• Deploying .NET Stored Functions and Procedures
• Running .NET Stored Functions and Procedures
• Running .NET Stored Procedure in a Query Window

8 Including Globalization Support

• Introduction to Global Applications
• Developing Global Applications with the .NET Framework
• Presenting Data in the Correct User Local Convention
  • Connecting to SQL*Plus
  • Using Oracle Date Formats
  • Using Oracle Number Formats
  • Using Oracle Linguistic Sorts
  • Oracle Error Messages
• Synchronizing the .NET and Oracle Database Locale Environments
• Client Globalization Support in Oracle Data Provider for .NET
  • Client Globalization Settings
  • Using Session Globalization Settings
  • Thread-Based Globalization Settings

A Starting and Stopping an Oracle Database Instance

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