Randy Harris wrote:
> "Steen Persson" <steen_p_at_REMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
> news:4227175b$0$212$edfadb0f_at_dread12.news.tele.dk...
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>>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
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> me
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>>to, it only seems to install an ODBC driver and that's it. Actually I
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> could
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>>only install from the ODBC downloaded files - the 33 Mb file didn't
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> contain
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>>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
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> get -
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>>and where to get them from.
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>>/Steen
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>>Frank van Bortel wrote:
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>>>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:
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>>>>
>>>>>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
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>>>>>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
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> http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html
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> Suggest you read the 4 "Installation Steps" at the bottom of this page. Pay
> particular attention to step 1.
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Thank you - I missed that... :|
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Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Mar 03 2005 - 08:53:51 CST
