Re: Environment Variables on NT

I am seeing some values like ORACLE_HOME set to F:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1

in the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\KEY_OraClient10g_home1

so why are they not getting exposed in the environment?

Mike

mike wrote:
> Charles,
>
> I didnt see any of them so I have to regedit.
>
> Mike
>
> Charles Hooper wrote:
> > mike wrote:
> > > I was trouble connecting to my Oracle database and they asked me to
> > > check the environmentatl variables.
> > >
> > > On an NT machine are these settings in the registry?
> > >
> > > I'm looking to check some like:
> > > dbms_type=ora
> > > PATH=<oracle_home>\bin;... (<oracle_home>\bin in first position)
> > > dbs_ora_tnsname=<sid>
> > >
> > > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > To check the environment variables:
> > 1. From the Start Menu, select Run..
> > 2. Type CMD and press the Enter key
> > 3. Type SET and press the Enter key
> >
> > Many of the Oracle related environment variables are stored in the
> > registry on Windows systems. Take a look in this location (and sub
> > folders):
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE
> >
> > To permanently change the environment variable, use the System Control
> > Panel. Any changes to the environment variables in a command prompt
> > window are valid only for that command prompt window. A reboot may be
> > necessary for changes to take effect.
> >
> > Charles Hooper
> > PC Support Specialist
> > K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc.
Received on Fri Nov 03 2006 - 10:28:42 CST