ODP.NET documentation is available from within Visual Studio .NET using Dynamic Help. Just hit the F1 key when your cursor is on an ODP.NET API and a help page for that API will appear right within Visual Studio .NET. Additional ODP.NET documentation is available both locally installed and from the ODP.NET documentation page . Sample code can be found both locally as part of the ODP.NET installation (e.g. c:\oracle\\ODP.NET\samples) and on ODP.NET samples page . ODP.NET users can ask questions on the ODP.NET discussion forum . Q: I have ODP.NET installed, but I can’t find the ODP.NET Dynamic Help. Where is it? A: This behavior sometimes occurs when installing new Visual Studio .NET versions over an ODP.NET installation. To enable ODP.NET Dynamic Help, go to Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager located in Visual Studio .NET 2002, Visual Studio .NET 2003, or Visual Studio 2005. Make sure the box next to the Oracle Data Provider for .NET Help is checked an