Re: oracle instant client - tns

From: Laurenz Albe <invite_at_spam.to.invalid>
Date: 03 Mar 2006 16:37:01 GMT
Message-ID: <1141403819.918351@proxy.dienste.wien.at>

Luch <DarthLuch_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Another question... Would like some advise on what the "best practice"
> is in this case. We are an Indpndt sftwre Development company with a
> client-server(oracle) software.
>
> Should we indeed set that key when our softare is installed? Does it
> potentially interfere with other oracle client apps that they may
> already have on their machine?

Setting TNS_ADMIN will interfere with any Oracle Client on the same machine.

You cannot have two versions of Oracle Client on a Windows PC unless you are willing to change PATH and other environment variables all the time.

The 'best practice' is to make sure that there is only one Oracle Client on the machine.

Also, the major version of the client should be greater or equal to the major version of the server software, elso you can easily get compatibility problems.

Why do you think that you need more than one client?

Yours,
Laurenz Albe Received on Fri Mar 03 2006 - 10:37:01 CST

Re: oracle instant client - tns_admin question