Quickstart: Getting Started with Oracle and .NET

New to Oracle and .NET development? This video gives you everything you need to know to get up and running quickly!
We walk you through downloading and installing the needed Oracle software and then connecting in Visual Studio and creating a simple C# application.
The video starts at the Oracle .NET Developer Technology Center website at otn.oracle.com/dotnet
We then download the "ODTwithODAC" package, extract it and run the installer. Note that ODAC version 12 works with Oracle Database versions 10.2 or higher.
After installing we connect in Server Explorer and learn about the connection dialog features, including the Filters tab which by default filters out additional schemas you may have privileges on. We connect to the database using the easy to use EZ connect format.
Finally we create a simple C# application and connect to the database using ODP.NET Managed driver and a EZ Config connect string.
Prerequisites:
1) Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 -- any edition except Express Edition. Visual Studio Community Edition is supported.
2) An Oracle Database to connect to. You will need to know the hostname, port number and service name of the database.
During the video we install:
Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio
Oracle .NET Samples
Oracle .NET Documentation