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The Oracle ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with Oracle, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Oracle databases from virtually anywhere through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Oracle Data in DBeaver


Use the CData ODBC Driver to connect to Oracle data in DBeaver.

The CData ODBC Driver for Oracle enables access to live data from Oracle under the ODBC standard, allowing you work with Oracle data in a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools and directly, using familiar SQL queries. This article shows how to manage Oracle data with visual tools in DBeaver like the query browser.

The CData ODBC drivers offer unmatched performance for interacting with live Oracle data in DBeaver due to optimized data processing built into the driver. When you issue complex SQL queries from DBeaver to Oracle, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Oracle and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations (often SQL functions and JOIN operations) client-side. With built-in dynamic metadata querying, you can manage and analyze Oracle data.

Connect to Oracle

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can configure the DSN using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the Help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

To connect to Oracle, you'll first need to update your PATH variable and ensure it contains a folder location that includes the native DLLs. The native DLLs can be found in the lib folder inside the installation directory. Once you've done this, set the following to connect:

  • Port: The port used to connect to the server hosting the Oracle database.
  • User: The user Id provided for authentication with the Oracle database.
  • Password: The password provided for authentication with the Oracle database.
  • Service Name: The service name of the Oracle database.

Finally, set the "Map To WVarchar connection property to False in the DSN Configuration window for the driver. This configuration will allow string types to be mapped to SQL_VARCHAR and prevent SQL_WVARCHAR types from being displayed as NULL.

Connecting to the Oracle ODBC Data Source in DBeaver

  1. Open the DBeaver application and in the Database menu, select the New Database Connection option.
  2. In the 'Connect to a database' window, select ODBC and click Next.
  3. In the Database/Schema field, enter the DSN name (CData Oracle Source by default). It will be automatically added to the JDBC URL as well.
  4. Click the Test Connection button. You should receive a 'Connected' message after DBeaver has detected the DSN, along with details about the driver if the connection is successful.

Query Oracle Data

You can now query information from the tables exposed by the data source connection. You can expand the database structure in order to view all the tables. You can retrieve the table's data by right-clicking on a table name and selecting View data. The data will then be available in the Data tab.

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At this point, you have connected to live Oracle data from DBeaver. For more information, visit the CData ODBC Driver page. Download a free, 30-day trial and start working live Oracle data DBeaver today.