How do I access SQL/Plus and other Oracle utilities on a VMS system?

The Oracle environment for a VMS user is set up by running the appropriate
ORAUSER_dbname.COM file. This sets up the necessary command symbols and logical names to access the various ORACLE utilities. Each database created on a VMS system will have an ORAUSER file in it's home directory and will be named ORAUSER_dbname.COM, e.g. for a database SALES the file specification could be:

ORA_ROOT:[DB_SALES]ORAUSER_SALES.COM

To have the environment set up automatically on login, run this command file in your login.com file.

To access SQLPLUS use the following command with a valid username and [assword:

$ SQLPLUS username/password

SQLDBA is also available on VMS and can be invoked similarly:

$ SQLDBA username/password

CTRL/K can be used to show the various key mappings required to drive the menu system of SQLDBA.