asp.net/vb / oracle problem

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Hopefully, I frame this problem/question correctly.

I have some code written/updated in visual studio 2003. This code when setup on other machines where I have installed the Oracle 9i client, and the Oracle 9.0 odbc drivers will connect to my oracle database when debugging. I ported the SAME code onto a new machine, installed visual studio 2003, installed IIS, installed the .net frameworks 1 thru 3, but when I am going through the code and it attempts to open a connection to the database, I get the following error:

Server Error in '/dev' Application.
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Oracle client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or later client software installation. Provider is unable to function until these components are installed.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.Ole Db.OleDbExcepti on: Oracle client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or later client software installation. Provider is unable to function until these components are installed.

Source Error:


Line 366: Shared Function OpenDatabase(By Val gsConnectionStr ing As String) As OleDbConnection
Line 367: Dim cn As New OleDbConnection (gsConnectionSt ring)
Line 368: cn.Open()
Line 369: Return cn
Line 370: End Function


Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwr oot\Dev\Global. asax.vb Line: 368

Stack Trace:


[OleDbException (0x80004005): Oracle client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or later client software installation.

Provider is unable to function until these components are installed.]
System.Data.Ole Db.OleDbConnect ion.ProcessResu lts(Int32 hr)
System.Data.Ole Db.OleDbConnect ion.InitializeP rovider()
System.Data.Ole Db.OleDbConnect ion.Open()
GT.Global.OpenD atabase(String gsConnectionStr ing) in C:\Inetpub\wwwr oot\Dev\Global. asax.vb:368
GT.StudentSearc h.Page_Load(Obj ect sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\wwwr oot\Dev\Student Search.aspx.vb: 31
System.Web.UI.C ontrol.OnLoad(E ventArgs e)
System.Web.UI.C ontrol.LoadRecu rsive()
System.Web.UI.P age.ProcessRequ estMain()




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.432 2.2032; ASP.NET Version:1.1.432 2.2032

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A snippet of the code that makes the connection is a s follows

gsConnectionStr ing = OLEDB_PROVIDER & "User ID=username;Pas sword=" & DB_DEV_ADMIN_PA SSWORD & ";Data Source=mdevl.do main.com"

where OLEDB_PROVIDER =

Public Const OLEDB_PROVIDER As String = "Provider=MSDAO RA.1;"

Dim cn As OleDbConnection = OpenDatabase(gs ConnectionStrin g)


Shared Function OpenDatabase(By Val gsConnectionStr ing As String) As OleDbConnection
Dim cn As New OleDbConnection (gsConnectionSt ring)
cn.Open()
Return cn
End Function


Oracle Pl/SQL connects just fine. The odbc connections to mdevl are working just fine

What gives