TITLE
    EOF 2.0 NT Oracle Adaptor Patch
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		72484
9/16/98
3/16/99
TOPIC

    This patch is version number 278.1. The Oracle Adaptor shipped with the EOF 2.0 release was version 278. You can find the version of the Oracle adaptor under the big red Oracle logo of the Oracle Login panel. This patch is only for use with EOF 2.0 installed on Windows NT as part of OPENSTEP or WebObjects.

    The WebObjects Current Patch List, TIL article 70037 , contains information on all available patches and workarounds for all versions of WebObjects, including EOF patches. The OPENSTEP Current Patch List, TIL article 70033 , contains information on all available patches and workarounds for all versions of OPENSTEP, including EOF patches. Please read these documents if you're not sure which patches you need on your system.

DISCUSSION

    Installing the Oracle Adaptor Patch

    Download the patch from:

    ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/MultiCountry/Enterprise/EOF/patches/2.0/OracleAdaptorPatch_NT.tar.gz

    In order to install this patch, you will need to use gzip and gnutar to expand the attachment. You'll end up with a supplemental NextLibrary directory, which you can then copy into your existing NextLibrary directory. You need to log in as Administrator to install this patch.

    Caution: The patch will replace \NextLibrary\Executables\OracleEOAdaptor.dll and the entire \NextLibrary\Frameworks\OracleEOAdaptor.framework directory, so you should take care to create a back up these items before installing over the top of them.

    Assuming you have OracleAdaptorPatch_NT.tar.gz on c:/tmp and are using the Bourne Shell included with WebObjects or OPENSTEP Enterprise, here are the commands to install the patch:
    $ cd $NEXT_ROOT
    $ mv NextLibrary/Executables/OracleEOAdaptor.dll NextLibrary/Executables/OracleEOAdaptor.dll.bak
    $ mv NextLibrary/Frameworks/OracleEOAdaptor.framework NextLibrary/Frameworks/OracleEOAdaptor.framework.bak
    $ gzip -d -c c:/tmp/OracleAdaptorPatch_NT.tar.gz | gnutar -xvf -

    EOF Oracle Adaptor Patch Release Notes

    Problems Fixed in This Patch Update

    The following problems have been fixed in this update:

    Oracle EOAdaptor

    References: 74355

    Problems: The Oracle adaptor won't work with the Oracle 7.3 client libraries

    Fix: This adaptor is actually linked against the OCIW32.LIB rather than the ORA72.LIB or the ORA73.LIB. Because the OCIW32.DLL doesn't change it's name each release, this means this adaptor should work against Oracle 7.2 and 7.3.

    References: 74187

    Problems: Every NSNumber or NSDecimalNumber that is created as a value fetched from the database is leaked.

    Fix: The implementation of -[OracleNumberColumn fetchFromIndex:withZone:] no longer contains the extra retain call.

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: Enterprise Objects Framework
Sub Category: EOF 2.0 Patches

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