Release 8.1.5 provided the following new and updated features:
¸ Support for efficient management of database connections and user sessions
(connection multiplexing). See OraServer.
¸ Advanced Queuing Support. See OraAQ, OraAQAgent, and OraAQMsg.
¸ Interface for describing schema objects. See OraMetaData and OraMDAttribute.
¸ Support for snapshot-based dynasets. See CreateCustomDynaset and CreateDynaset.
¸ Enhanced support for transaction control at the OraDatabase level.
¸ Support for Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)¸ Easy access and manipulation of new types introduced in Oracle8i:
¸OraBLOB (Binary Large Objects)
¸OraCLOB (Character Large Objects)
¸OraBFILE(External Binary Large Files)
¸OraRef (Object Reference - REF)
¸OraObject (Value Instance)
¸OraCollection (VARRAYs, Nested Tables)
¸OraNumber (Oracle Number)
