FDM 11.1.2.3 issue (32 or 64 Bit Oracle Client) ?

Question

Hi All,
               I have installed FDM 11.1.2.3 under Windows 2008 server using Oracle 11g Database. Its configuration was sucessfull, but I'm not getting create an app and having "connection database" errors. In a previous version (11.1.2.2.) was stated that FDM should use 32-bit Oracle client installed. But at 11.1.2.3 documentation I did not found anything related to this and installed it using 64-Bit Oracle Client.
              Does someone could tell me if FDM 11.1.2.3 requires 32-bit Oracle client installed ?
Thanks

Answer 1

It does still use the 32 bit Oracle CLient.
You would need to test the connection with a 32 bit UDL file (.udl32) and use the following command to test:
1. Create a file to test the 32-bit OLE DB Provider. (Create a new empty file in a easily accessible location with the extension UDL32) a. Launch a command prompt. b. Start notepad and pass in the name of the new file. c:\>start notepad c:\testconn.udl32 c. When prompted to create the file, choose yes then close notepad. 2. Test the 32-bit OLE DB data source using the new file and the following command. a. Launch a command prompt. b. Execute the following command.    c:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe "c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\Ole DB\oledb32.dll",OpenDSLFile c:\testconn.udl32 - Note, make sure the command line is something appropriate for your Windows Installation. d. Click the Provider Tab, select OLEDB provider you're trying to test (Ie, Oracle Provider for OLE DB) - Note, ODBC connections can also be tested by selecting Microsoft OLEDB Provider for ODBC Drivers. e. Click the Connection Tab. Enter a valid connect string for Data Source. Enter a valid user and password for
he database. f. Click the Test Connection button.