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Connect to Oracle using ASP.Net and C# |
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Written by Shabdar
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 16:04 |
- Create a new project in Visual Studio using eight C# or VB.Net
- Add reference to Oracle.DataAccess.dll file. Typically this file can be found in C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\BIN directory. This directory may be different based on your oracle configuration.
- Once library is referenced, go to your class file where you want to create oracle connection.
- Add following statements based on language you selected for project.
Imports Oracle.DataAccess.Client ' VB.NET using Oracle.DataAccess.Client; // C#
- An Oracle connection string is inseparable from Oracle names resolution. Suppose we had a database alias of OraDb defined in a tnsnames.ora file as follows:
OraDb= (DESCRIPTION= (ADDRESS_LIST= (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=OTNSRVR)(PORT=1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA= (SERVER=DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME=ORCL) ) )
- The OraDb alias defines the database address connection information for the client. To use the OraDb alias defined in the tnsnames.ora file shown above, you would use the following syntax:
Dim oradb As String = "Data Source=OraDb;User Id=scott;Password=tiger;" ' VB.NET
string oradb = "Data Source=OraDb;User Id=scott;Password=tiger;"; // C#
- You can modify the connection string to obviate the need for the tnsnames.ora file, however. Simply replace the name of the alias with how it would be defined in a tnsnames.ora file.
' VB.NET
Dim oradb As String = "Data Source=(DESCRIPTION=" _ + "(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=OTNSRVR)(PORT=1521)))" _ + "(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=ORCL)));" _ + "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;"
// C# string oradb = "Data Source=(DESCRIPTION=" + "(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=ORASRVR)(PORT=1521)))" + "(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=ORCL)));" + "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;";
- Now you can create connection object from the connection string above. The connection string must be associated with the connection object.
Dim conn As New OracleConnection(oradb) ' VB.NET
OracleConnection conn = new OracleConnection(oradb); // C#
- Now you can use this connection like any other connection and do various database tasks.
- To open a connection, use following statements,
conn.Open() ' VB.NET
conn.Open(); // C#
- To create a command object, use following statements,
Dim sql As String = "select dname from dept where deptno = 10" ' VB.NET Dim cmd As New OracleCommand(sql, conn) cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text
string sql = "select dname from dept where deptno = 10"; // C# OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand(sql, conn); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
- You can retrieve values from command object using following statement,
Dim dr As OracleDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader() ' Visual Basic dr.Read()
Label1.Text = dr.Item("dname") ' retrieve by column name Label1.Text = dr.Item(0) ' retrieve the first column in the select list Label1.Text = dr.GetString(0) ' return a .NET data type Label1.Text = dr.GetOracleString(0) ' return an Oracle data type
OracleDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); // C# dr.Read();
label1.Text = dr["dname"].ToString(); // C# retrieve by column name label1.Text = dr.GetString(0).ToString(); // return a .NET data type label1.Text = dr.GetOracleString(0).ToString(); // return an Oracle data type
- All open connection objects should be closed once you are done using them.
conn.Close() ' Visual Basic conn.Dispose() ' Visual Basic
conn.Close(); // C# conn.Dispose(); // C#
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 January 2009 17:04 |