Re: Sqlplus helpfile not found

Help for SqlPlus needs to be installed... In your Oracle_Home/SqlPlus/help/admin directory ( at least that's where it is on my NT - I am running the Oracle8 SqlPlus against an Oracle 7.3.4 database ) You will find some sql scripts and a Sqlloader set to build the help tables.... After these are installed issuing a
help <sqlplus command you want help on> will display help on that topic...Not Acroread however, just regular text like a query reply - which it, of course, is...

hth

ababan_at_my-deja.com wrote:

>Thanks for your reply Brian!
>
>However, I remember seeing sqlplus pop up an Acroread window
>with appropriate documentation in response to the help command.
>It was also on an NT and I think the Oracle version
>was the same - 7.3.2.
>
>Also, in Sqlplus help pulldown menu, there's only one item - About.
>The rest appears to be supressed as there's this separator line
>just above the About item.
>
>For the latest version of Personal Oracle, I have not been
>following the developments lately, is that 8i? Is this upgrade
>recommended for someone who's just learning SQL and basics of
>Oracle development?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Alex
>
>In article <pugT3.368$Zu4.9288_at_news1.rdc1.mb.home.com>,
> "Brian W. Chester" <bwchester_at_home.com> wrote:
>> Ababan,
>>
>> This is "normal" for sqlplus on NT. The help files are supplied
>within the
>> online documentation if you installed it. If you click on the Oracle
>for NT
>> folder you will see the Oracle Documentation and Error Messages files.
>>
>> By the way, 7.3.2 is quite old. Signup with technet at
>> http://technet.oracle.com and download the latest version of personal
>> Oracle. It is worth the time to download.
>>
>> Brian
>> ababan_at_my-deja.com wrote in message <7vi2i1$jb3$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>> >After installing Personal Oracle 7.3.2 on Windows 95
>> >everything appears to be working except the 'help' command
>> >in Sqlplus. That pops up a window 'help file not found'.
>> >
>> >What file is it looking for? There were no probs during
>> >the installation, so what could it be?
>> >
>> >Help is appreciated (feel free to email me diractly).
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Alex
>> >
>> >
>> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> >Before you buy.
>>
>>
>
>
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