DOCUMENT:Q193941  12-SEP-2001  [odbc]
TITLE   :INFO: Location of Oracle's Public FTP Site
PRODUCT :Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
PROD/VER::Build 2.573.2927
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbOracle kbDSupport

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.5 Build 2.573.2927 
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SUMMARY
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Oracle maintains a public FTP site where it posts, among other things, patches
to the Oracle server products and the client component that ships with the
server products. These patches are required for the proper functioning of
several Microsoft products and technologies. For example, the Microsoft Oracle
ODBC Driver, the Microsoft Oracle OLE DB Provider, Internet Information Server
(IIS), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and so forth.

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The public FTP site is located at the following address:

   oracle-ftp.oracle.com

The User ID and Password for this site follows:

   User ID:     anonymous
   Password:    <your e-mail address>

The patches most relevant to users of Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are
located in the following directory:

   /server/wgt_tech/server/windowsNT

Once in this directory, you can navigate to the appropriate sub-directory
depending on what version of Oracle you are using, 7.3 or 8.0. The two sub-
directories are:

   /73patchsets
   /80patchsets

The third sub-directory is for patches to Oracle's network technology, either
SQL*Net or Net8. These patches are in the following directory:

   /network

Accessing this FTP site from your Web browser may not work. If you experience
problems you should try using a "traditional" FTP client or use the DOS Command
prompt. Two Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT clients that work well
follow:

 - WS_FTP from Ipswitch, Inc located at http://www.ipswitch.com -and-

 - CuteFTP from GlobalSCAPE, Inc located at http://www.cuteftp.com

Since Oracle rolls all bug fixes forward and they back-port bug fixes from one
version (Oracle 8) to another (say Oracle 7.3), it is recommended that you use
the latest patch available. This is especially true for the Oracle Server Client
components. If you have any questions about installing these patches check with
Oracle Support before you install them.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q191168 INFO: Failed to Enlist on Calling Object's Transaction

   Q193893 INFO: Using Oracle with Microsoft Transaction Server and COM+

Additional query words: oracle patches

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Keywords          : kbOracle kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbODBCOracle25732927 kbODBCOracle250Search
Version           : :Build 2.573.2927
Issue type        : kbinfo

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