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Re: ODBC connectivity - minimum installation

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:45:41 +0200
Message-ID: <d4is2u$v54$1@news4.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>


Jake wrote:
> Does anyone know what the required files/registry settings are to get a
> Windows client to connect with ODBC? Oracle 9i.
>
> You're supposed to install the Oracle client. But I'd like to put as
> little as possible on the machine and not have to use the Oracle
> installer.
>
> Right now i can get it to work with all the files from my Oracle Home
> and the registry settings from HKLM\Software\Oracle\
>
> I started deleting files and registry settings to see which ones break
> the ODBC connection, but it's time consuming and maybe someone knows
> the answer already.
>

Try the Instant Client:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/htdocs/client_lic.html?http://otn.oracle.com/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html

(that *will* wrap!)

-- 
Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Mon Apr 25 2005 - 08:45:41 CDT

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