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Database Drivers and JDK specifications

On different oracle jdbc bundles. Must read: http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/htdocs/jdbc_faq.html#02_07 Why couldnt I understand the naming convention of jars before: ojdbc6.jar - All the classes to support basic functionality for the Thin and OCI drivers when using JDK 1.6 (JSE 6) ojdbc5.jar - All the classes to support basic functionality for the Thin and OCI drivers when using JDK 1.5 (JSE 5) classes12.jar - Classes for the Thin and OCI drivers when using a Java 1.2 or 1.3 VM. ojdbc14.jar - Same as classes12.jar except for use with Java 1.4 VMs More dependencies for OCI: libocijdbc.so (Solaris)Native library for the JDBC OCI driver. * for JDBC 8.x.x drivers, the is 8 * for JDBC 9.x.x drivers, the is 9 * for JDBC 10.x.x drivers, the is 10 * for JDBC 11.x.x drivers, the is 11 This file should be locatable via your LD_LIBRARY_PATH setting. ocijdbc.dll (Windows)Similar to above, except on Windows platforms. This file should be locatable via your %PAT