| Driver Name | Best For | Typical DSN Entry | |-------------|----------|--------------------| | | Modern Oracle databases (12c+) | Oracle in OraClient12Home1 | | Microsoft ODBC for Oracle | Legacy systems (deprecated, buggy) | Microsoft ODBC for Oracle |
Your Oracle Client architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) must match the architecture of the application requesting the connection, not the architecture of the database server. driver oracle odbc
Cloud apps, Docker containers, and simple client-side deployments Tied to a specific Oracle Home path Portable; no Oracle Home required Common Use Cases | Driver Name | Best For | Typical