Re: I can't find a SETUP.EXE in the SQL Plus Client ??

D. Patrick wrote:
> I am not used to Oracle, sorry. I need the client tool to access someone
> else's server for testing some SELECT statements I'm writing for them. I
> went to:
>
> http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/sql_plus/index.html
>
> and I downloaded the "SQL Plus Instant Client". I just want a free client
> because I don't own the Oracle license. I downloaded it, but there are
> just DLLs and 2 JAR files. I don't see any SETUP.EXE file to start the
> install. What am I missing? How do I get a free Oracle client installed,
> if possible, so I can test some SQL statements.

You do something you may be unfamiliar with since you aren't used to Oracle: You READ the documentation.

But to flesh this out a bit more ... how are you going to connect to the server? The web? TCP/IP? Through a firewall? What version? Your post is dangerously short of information that might affect the answer.

Whoever owns the server you are connecting to ... BTW with Oracle you don't connect to servers ... should be able to get you a copy of SQL*Plus. Alternatively you might be able to use the free download of SQL*Developer available at http://otn.oracle.com. Hard to tell.

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