Re: Oracle client, ODBC drivers, cpio, and oracle installer?

TurkBear <john.greco_at_dot.state.mn.us> wrote in message news:<0ehdiv4kc126jgpu1j6005ohtmp2ilv1kb_at_4ax.com>...
> Well:
> Download the Oracle software ( to the machine that needs it or to a sharable place that the client machine can access)
> Get the Full version - 9.2 is the current one -
> Unzip the files - run the setup.exe that will result..choose custom and only install the Oracle client software -
> Be sure to select the Windows version not any other ( Unix for instance)
> http://otn.oracle.com is the place to go for it..register and download the correct version.
>
>
>
> brad_at_hennon.net (Bradley Hennon) wrote:
>
> >First let me say, I know nothing about oracle, sql, programming, and
> >very little Unix.
> >
> >I have a user running Windows 2000 sp2. We are installing an app that
> >connects to a database server using oracle...I think.
> >
> >I have installed the same app on multiple machines with the same set
> >up as this particular user without trouble. The app has been built
> >using windows installer technology and attempts to connect to the
> >database during the install. I get a oracle connection error halfway
> >throught the install and the install aborts.
> >
> >I decided that I should try and re-install the oracle client and
> >started doing some looking around on the oracle site. I have given up
> >trying to fix this users issue temporarily but have not been able to
> >get a grasp on all the downloads on the oracle site or how to use some
> >of them.
> >
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> >1. I downloaded oracle lite 9.1 and extracted it to my windows 2000
> >machine. From the extension I realize that I need to use cpio to
> >extract the necessary file. The problem is that I download cpio and
> >now need to "compile" it to run on my machine and have no idea how to
> >do so.
> >
> >I have 63 files from the cpio download with cryptic instructions for
> >compiling the program, which looks like it is written in "c". The
> >instructions look like that are meant for Unix and do not work on my
> >2k machine.
> >
> >What do I need to do to extract the olite_50200_aix5l.cpio file? Once
> >I extract it, will it be something I can use to re-install the oracle
> >client?, or will it be more cryptic instructions.
> >
> >2. I gave up after several hours of reading the text files in the cpio
> >documentation and decided to simply try downloading the odbc drivers,
> >since there was some secondary error message referring to the odbc
> >drivers during the app install. I downloaded the odbc drivers and
> >extracted them only to get to a point where I am told to install them
> >using the "oracle installer".
> >
> >What is the oracle installer, where can I get it (which download), and
> >will I be able to use it?
> >
> >This doesn't seem like it should bee this difficult. I understand that
> >I am not a database programmer and have no desire to become one, but I
> >should be able to find enough information to understand the client
> >side of the database scenario using oracle, and also have clear
> >downloads for client side software...right?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Brad

Thanks for the reply.
What do i download?
Database, Application server, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle9i Lite, Oracle9i Personal, or what???

Thanks
Brad Received on Wed Jul 30 2003 - 13:59:09 CDT