Preface

This document explains how to install, configure, and use Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O). It covers features of Oracle Database that apply to Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) allows easy access to data stored in Oracle databases with any programming or scripting language that supports the Microsoft COM Automation.

Note:

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) is the last database version that supports Oracle Objects for OLE. Oracle Database versions, which are released after Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), will not support Oracle Objects for OLE. You can continue to use Oracle Objects for OLE with existing Oracle Database versions that are covered under the lifetime support policy of Oracle.

Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions

Audience

Oracle Objects for OLE Developer's Guide is intended for programmers developing applications to access an Oracle database using Oracle Objects for OLE. This documentation is also valuable to systems analysts, project managers, and others interested in the development of database applications.

To use this document, you must have a working knowledge of application programming using Visual Basic or Microsoft C/C++ and knowledge of Component Object Model (COM) concepts.

Readers should also be familiar with the use of structured query language (SQL) to access information in relational database systems.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to all users, including users that are disabled. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html or visit http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/support.html if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

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Conventions

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