VB .Net 2010 and Oracle

[evry1falls]

Hello,
I need to ask a couple of questions .
1) If i want to develop an application with VB.NET 2010 based on Oracle as a database, what files should i download on my LabTop ?

2) What files should i include in my Package to install the application at client's LabTop ?

I'm using WinxPsP3 Professional (X86, 32bit), VS 2010 Professional.

[jmcilhinney]

You can download an Oracle-specific ADO.NET provider from the Oracle web site. ODAC contains the runtime libraries and ODP.NET contains ODAC as well as development tools that includes support for typed DataSets and Entity Framework. ODAC can be installed on your end-users' machines, either manually or as part of your installer, or you can simply set the Copy Local property of your Oracle references to True and the required DLLs will be output along with your EXE.

[evry1falls]

i will google "ADO.NET provider from the Oracle web site" and see what i can use to work with Oracle as a database for my application.

[jmcilhinney]

Or you could just go to the Oracle web site and see what you can see. I just did and there's a Downloads menu that has an item on it for Developer Tools for Visual Studio. That took about 3 seconds.