What's the best type 4 Oracle JDBC driver?

Question

What\'s the best type 4 Oracle JDBC driver?

What I want:

• Stable, few bugs and quick fixes
• Should warn about the usual JDBC pitfalls (connection le

Answer 1

Oracle's type 4 JDBC driver is pretty good. Obviously, as with any software, there are bugs, but they're generally not bad. And the price (free) can't be beat.

If you are looking for third-party commercial drivers, I have always had good experiences with DataDirect products in this realm. I wouldn't normally bother licensing a type 4 JDBC driver, but if you have particularly high end requirements, it may be worthwhile.