Re: oracle instant client - tns_admin question

frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hm, not quite...
> Assuming you have installed a multi home client (and *any* client since
> 8.0 is multi home), the tns_admin entry should be in
> HLKM\Software\Oracle\Home#, where Home# is the home of your client
> (HOME0, HOME1, HOME2, etc).
>
> I am somewhat surprised the Universal Client reads tns_admin on
> HKLM\Software\Oracle level.
>
> So the two would not interfere.

I guess you are right as far as TNS_ADMIN is concerned.

But what about PATH?
Won't it look for shared libraries in the order in which they appear in the PATH and find the wrong ones if you start the client whose directory is later in the PATH?

Yours,
Laurenz Albe Received on Mon Mar 06 2006 - 11:39:47 CST