dotConnect for Oracle

dotConnect for Oracle is a versatile enterprise-grade connector that enables direct access to Oracle data in .NET applications of all levels. It delivers advanced ORM support, compatibility with multiple Oracle versions and .NET platforms, and easy integration with a variety of IDEs, including Microsoft Visual Studio.

Moreover, this connector regularly undergoes security and performance tests to make sure it stays ahead of the competition at all times. Extra benefits include premium support, frequent updates, and detailed documentation to help you with a quick and easy start.

• Direct access to data with no need for Oracle Client
• Advanced ORM support: EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, LinqConnect, and more
• Full compliance with ADO.NET standards
• Top performance with intelligent fetch block size control and batch processing
• Support for high-end Oracle features: RAC, sharding, and advanced queuing
• Comprehensive support for Oracle-specific data types and PL/SQL
• Integration with Visual Studio
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Installation

1. Install the NuGet Package

Or download the Windows installer (.exe) from the official website.

2. Activate license

• Free Trial License: Evaluate the full capabilities of dotConnect for Oracle in a non-commercial environment—ideal for development and testing. Start your free trial
• Commercial License: Deploy dotConnect for Oracle in commercial applications and access full technical support with a valid license. Purchase a license

Usage

This snippet directly configures a Oracle connection using a connection string.

```csharp=

using Devart.Data.Oracle;

class Program

{

static void Main()

{

string connectionString = "" +

"Server=127.0.0.1;" +

"Port=1521;" +

"User Id=TestUser;" +

"Password=TestPassword;" +

"Service Name=orcl;" +

"Direct=True;" +

"License Key=**********";

using (OracleConnection connection = new OracleConnection(connectionString))

{

try

{

connection.Open();

Console.WriteLine("Connection to Oracle successful!");

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");

}

}

}

}

```

Read the full documentation for connection here.

Compatibility

The following table show which version of this package to use with which version of frameworks.

Entity Framework Core | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1

.NET | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5

.NET Core | 3.1, 2

.NET Framework | 4.8-2.0

More information here

Enhanced ORM Support

dotConnect for Oracle offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. Our Oracle ADO.NET Provider supports the following ORMs:

• Entity Framework v1 - v6
• Entity Framework Core 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
• NHibernate 1.x-5.x
• Dapper 1.x, 2.x

Advanced Visual Studio Integration with Oracle

dotConnect for Oracle provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. For example, it includes DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets.

Oracle ADO.NET Provider supports advanced Visual Studio integration (DDEX) and provides convenient visual component editors to simplify component tweaking.