> Hi,
> I am using VisualStudio.NET 2003 trying to connect to an Oracle Database
> (version 8.0.5). I have created the connection using "Microsoft
> OleDBProvider for Oracle" and when I click on Test connection, I get a
> message showing "Test connection succeeded".
>
> However, when I try to drag a table from the connection into a dataset, I
> get the following message: "The connection could not be opened due to the
> following error: Unable to load DLL (oci.dll)"
>
> I have read a few posts regarding this error message but most of them seem
> to be related to ASP.NET. Since I am only creating a Windows Forms
> application, I believe the ASP.NET permissions shouldn't be an issue here. I
> don't even have IIS installed on my computer.
>
> I have been trying to locate the oci.dll file, but all I could find was a
> file named ociw32.dll in the ORANT/BIN folder.
>
> Do you guys have any idea what I should do???
>
> Best regards,
> -rotarinn
>
> System info:
> VisualStudio.NET 2003
> Oracle 8.0.5.