Re: Oracle Client Tools

From: Steen Persson <steen_p_at_REMOVEmail.dk>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:55:33 +0100
Message-ID: <4227175b$0$212$edfadb0f@dread12.news.tele.dk>

Hi Frank

I think I'm still missing some client components. I have to admit that I know next to nothing about Oracle and their terms, but as I understand, I need to install an Oracle Client on my MS SQL Server and then add a 'SQL*Net alias for Oracle database'. By installing the files you directed me to, it only seems to install an ODBC driver and that's it. Actually I could only install from the ODBC downloaded files - the 33 Mb file didn't contain any file(s) that could be executed (..or maybe I'm missing something). I'm sorry if I sound dumb, but I'm really confused about what files to get - and where to get them from.

/Steen

Frank van Bortel wrote:

> Steen Persson wrote:

>> Thanks Frank.
>>
>> I got the client package downloaded, but I can't find out how to get
>> back to get the ODBC Addition? Could you post the link to where I
>> can choose what to download?
>>
>> /Steen
>>
>> Frank van Bortel wrote:
>>
>>> Steen Persson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Can any of you help me with a link to downloading the Oracle Client
>>>> Tools. I need to install it on one of our MS SQL servers in order
>>>> to connect to our Oracle Server, but apparently we have "lost" our
>>>> Oracle CD's.
>>>> I've tried Oracle.com, but here I can only find the full install
>>>> package (...which I've actually tried to download, but it keeps
>>>> stopping after some hundred MB's downloaded...).
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Steen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/instantclient/instantclient-basic-win32-10.1.0.3-20050113.zip
>>
>>> only 33 MB.
>>> Maybe you want the ODBC addition (another 600kB)?
>>>
>>> Mind you - this is 10g; should work if your server version is
>>> 8.1.7.4 or higher.
>>
>>
>>

>
> otn.oracle.com (requires a free login), downloads section.
> Look for the instant client

Received on Thu Mar 03 2005 - 07:55:33 CST