System.Data.OracleClient Requires Oracle Client version 8.1.7 or greater

Posted By  Mostafa Elzoghbi On 16 Jun 2010 11:06:41
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Introduction

If you developed .Net Applications with Oracle Backend,you may face this problem if you installed Oracle Client Version 9.1.x or greater,when you try to connect to Oracle DB you will get this

Error message

System.Data.OracleClient Requires Oracle Client version 8.1.7 or greater

The Solutions

simply it is not a code problem,it is a securtiy issue,to fix it simply do the following :

1- Go to the Oracle Client folder.


2- Right Click on the folder.

3- On security Tab, Add "Aithenticated Users" and give this account Read & Execute permission.

4- Apply these security for all folders,Subfolders and Files (IMPORTANT).

5- DON't Forget to REBOOT your Machine,if you forgot to do this you will still face the same problem unless you restart your machine.
 

Happy .Netting with Oracle.

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