I have written a C# application that connects to an Oracle 10g database. Using Oracle Data Access Component 11.2 “ODAC”, it works perfectly on my machine.
And now I want to deploy the application and install it in another “clean machine” that has the .NET Framework only! And I don’t want to install the whole ODAC component to the user!
How could I do that? I have tried to include all the necessary DLL files to my bin folder, like:
- oci.dll
- ociw32.dll
- Oracle.DataAccess.dll
- orannzsbb11.dll
- oraocci11.dll
- oraociicus11.dll
- OraOps11w.dll
- msvcr71.dll
But still it didn’t work. What should I do to solve this problem?
I’m not sure whether your concern is about having to install the Oracle client in addition to the ~50 MB ODAC install or just the standalone ODAC.
If the concern is about having to install the Oracle client and the ODAC, you can use the Oracle Instant Client? That’s the smallest footprint method for installing the Oracle client. You’ll also need the ODAC xcopy supplement.
If your concern is just the ODAC install, I don’t think there is a smaller footprint available.