Symptom

Get the following error message when trying to connect to an Oracle database from PowerBuilder:

'Oracle Library OCI.DLL could not be loaded'

Environment

PowerBuilder

Windows 10 64-bit

Reproducing the Issue

Trying to connect to Oracle from PowerBuilder with the 64-bit Oracle client will cause this error.

Cause

Powerbuilder is a 32-bit application and therefore, can only connect to 32-bit database clients.

To verify whether or not the 32-bit Oracle client is being used run the Oracle SQLPlus program. Then open the

Windows Task Manager and go to the Processes tab. Sort it by process name and look for sqlplus.exe. It will

look like the following if it is running as a 32-bit application:

sqlplus.exe *32

Resolution

Install the 32-bit Oracle client to resolve this issue.

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