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Does JDBC Thin Require an Oracle Client To Connect Using a TNS Entry? (Doc ID 2297302.1)

Last updated on JUNE 05, 2023

Applies to:

JDBC - Version 11.2.0.3.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

JDBC connections can use a TNSnames.ora entry to connect to an Oracle database. Is an Oracle Client needed to be installed on the client machine for this to work, or just have a local tnsnames.ora file ?
 

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