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node-oracledb 2.0 with pre-built binaries is on npm
Release announcement: Node-oracledb 2.0.15, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is now on npm for general use. Top features: Pre-built binaries, Query fetch...
Release announcement: Node-oracledb 2.0.15, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is now on npm for general use. Top features: Pre-built binaries, Query fetch improvements It's time to shake things up. Node-oracledb version 1 has been stable for a while. Our tight, hard working team is now proud to deliver node-oracledb 2 to you. With improvements throughout the code and documentation, this release is looking great. There are now over 3000 functional tests, as well as solid...
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Open Source Library Drives Powerful Oracle Database Applications
ODPI-C The production release of Oracle Database Programming Interface for C (ODPI-C) is now available on GitHub. ODPI-C is an open source library of C code...
ODPI-C The production release of Oracle Database Programming Interface for C (ODPI-C) is now available on GitHub. ODPI-C is an open source library of C code that simplifies access to Oracle Database for applications written in C or C++. ODPI-C: exposes a C API in a readily consumable way to C and C++ developers writing applications for Oracle Database. is aimed at language interfaces and applications where speed of development is important, and where special-case Oracle...
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Node-oracledb 2.0.13-Development is now on GitHub
Node-oracledb 2.0.13-Development is now on GitHub. Node-oracledb is the Node.js interface for Oracle Database. Top features: Version 2 is based on the new...
Node-oracledb 2.0.13-Development is now on GitHub. Node-oracledb is the Node.js interface for Oracle Database. Top features: Version 2 is based on the new ODPI-C abstraction layer. Additional data type support. The full Changelog is here. The node-oracledb 2.0.13-Development documentation is here. I'd recommend testing and reporting any issues as early as possible during the 2.0 Development release cycle. This is a development release so we are aware of some rough edges. I'll...
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Whoa! Release News for PHP OCI8, node-oracledb, Python cx_Oracle, Instant Client and ODPI-C
I'm just catching up on some releases that happened prior/during my vacation. Here are some things you may have missed tweets on: PHP OCI8 2.1.4 for PHP 7 was...
I'm just catching up on some releases that happened prior/during my vacation. Here are some things you may have missed tweets on: PHP OCI8 2.1.4 for PHP 7 was released to PECL. This version corresponds to the OCI8 code in PHP 7.0.18 and 7.1.4. If you are on earlier versions, you should upgrade to avoid an uninitialized memory issue, which is bound to cause random things when you least want them. Node-oracledb 1.13.1 was released, fixing a regression binding NULL to PL/SQL...
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Scripting Languages and Oracle Database Cloud: How To Do it
Oracle Cloud is a great fit for your application deployment. Say no more! I've just published some how-to's on using scripting languages like Node.js, Python,...
Oracle Cloud is a great fit for your application deployment. Say no more! I've just published some how-to's on using scripting languages like Node.js, Python, PHP, R and Ruby with Oracle Database Cloud and with the PaaS "Oracle Database Express Cloud Service". You can use any of the mentioned languages, use other OCI or OCCI-based languages, or take advantage of the Application Container Cloud Service to deploy of Node.js and PHP applications: Using On-Premise Scripting...
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Node-oracledb 1.13.0 is available on npm
Node-oracledb 1.13.0, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is on npm. Top node-oracledb feature: a fetchAsBuffer mode for fetching BLOBs. A side note: Oracle...
Node-oracledb 1.13.0, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is on npm. Top node-oracledb feature: a fetchAsBuffer mode for fetching BLOBs. A side note: Oracle Database 12.2 is also here! And Oracle Instant Client 12.2 is available too. Node-oracledb works with 12.2 client libraries (as well as 11.2 and 12.1). With 12.2 client, you can connect to 11.2, 12.1 and 12.2 databases, using Oracle's cross version interoperability which allows Oracle clients to connect to older (or...
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node-oracledb Session at DeveloperWeek, San Francisco 2017
I just finished my session on node-oracledb at DeveloperWeek on Pier 27 in sunny, fantastic San Francisco. I'm in my old neighborhood, enjoying a familar view...
I just finished my session on node-oracledb at DeveloperWeek on Pier 27 in sunny, fantastic San Francisco. I'm in my old neighborhood, enjoying a familar view of the Bay Bridge from the speaker room window. There is a big hum around me from sessions and demo booths as developers are networking and learning. If you missed my session you can check out the slides. (They should be available for a month or so). I've added some slides that didn't fit into the 40 minute session, but...
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node-oracledb 1.12: Working with LOBs as String and Buffer. Connection Pinging.
Node-oracledb 1.12, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is now on NPM. Top features: LOBs as JavaScript Strings and Buffers. Pool connection 'aliveness'...
Node-oracledb 1.12, the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database, is now on NPM. Top features: LOBs as JavaScript Strings and Buffers. Pool connection 'aliveness' checking. The two main features of node-oracledb 1.12 add functionality that aids usability. You may not even notice one working in the background, silently re-establishing pooled connections after network outages. The other is a 'no brainer' that makes working with large objects (LOBs) easier. You'll probably use it and...
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node-oracledb 1.12.1-dev can fetch CLOBs as JavaScript String
A preview of node-oracledb 1.12.1-dev is available on GitHub and can be installed with: npm install oracle/node-oracledb.git#v1.12.1-dev Node-oracledb is the...
A preview of node-oracledb 1.12.1-dev is available on GitHub and can be installed with: npm install oracle/node-oracledb.git#v1.12.1-dev Node-oracledb is the Node.js add-on for Oracle Database. The 1.12.1-dev release introduces fetchAsString support for CLOBs. Now, when CLOB columns are queried, they can be returned directly as JavaScript Strings, without the need to use Streams. To test this in the dev release make sure node-oracledb is linked with Oracle 12c client...