This chapter describes Oracle Data Provider for .NET provider-specific features and how to use them to develop .NET applications.
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This chapter contains these topics:
Connecting to the Oracle Database
OracleCommand Object
ODP.NET Types Overview
Obtaining Data From an OracleDataReader
PL/SQL REF CURSOR and OracleRefCursor
LOB Support
ODP.NET XML Support
OracleDataAdapter Safe Type Mapping
OracleDataAdapter Requery Property
Guaranteeing Uniqueness in Updating DataSet to Database
Globalization Support
Debug Tracing