Newbie in using Oracle...

Hi everybody,
I am new here and new in using Oracle database or other tools, can you tell me what do I need to install in chronological order in order to learn how to use Oracle database as back-end for Visual Studio .Net 2003/2005/2008 projects?? Also, any suggestions on very useful books to learning to use Oracle (PL/SQL syntax), preferably showing equivalent of MS SQL syntax to Oracle SQL syntax and other things.
List of possible downloads:
1. Oracle Database 10g Express edition(Western European)
2. Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Universal)
3. Oracle Database 10g Express Client
Which of these 3 I need to download?
1. Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET with Oracle 10g Release 2
2. ODAC 10.2.0.2.21
3. Oracle 10g Release 2 ODAC 10.2.0.2.21
4. Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET (for Oracle Database 10g Express Edition)
5. Oracle 10g ODAC 10.1.0.4.0
6. Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET 10.1.0.4
7. Oracle 9i Release 2 ODAC 9.2.0.7.0
Which of these above I needed for Visual Studio .Net 2003/2005/2008 (Windows App, ASP.Net, Web Service and .Net Remoting)??
Thanks.
Dennis

Hi,
check below link. It will surely help you solve your problem:
http://www.dannorris.com/2007/06/13/oracle-http-server-apache-rotatelogs-configuration/
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