Q:

Azure Web App (.NET) connecting to Oracle Database without installing client

I'm trying to connect to an Oracle database from my Azure .NET web app.  The objective is to not have to install the Oracle client on the Azure Web App.
I've tried the few options out there but nothing seems to work.  Any suggestions?
Currently I'm receiving the following error:

System.Data.OracleClient requires Oracle client software version 8.1.7
  or greater.

A:

According error messages it seems that you use the System.Data.OracleClient namespace. This is deprecated for ages, you should not use it.
Download the ODP.NET Managed Driver. You just have to copy a single DLL, no further installation is required for that.

