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

[Quoted] On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:59:49 GMT, "D. Patrick" <replywithinthegroup_at_thenotreal.com> 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.

 There isn't a setup.exe. Instant Client is fairly developer-oriented; the general idea is that it can be bundled into the installer of apps that need a client.

 The installation instructions are at the bottom of:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html

 ... which basically consist of adding the directory you unzip the files into the PATH environment variable (and LD_LIBRARY_PATH for Unix).

 You need at least the "Basic" package for the client, and then the "SQL*Plus" package unzipped into the same directory.

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