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

D. Patrick wrote:

> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message 
> news:1150755139.673102_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...

>>> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message 
>>> news:1150747758.818897_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
[Quoted] >>>> 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.
>>>> -- 
>>>> Daniel A. Morgan
>>>> University of Washington
>>>> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>>>> (replace x with u to respond)
>>>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
>>>> www.psoug.org
>>>
>>> There is no documentation with that download.  There is just a 2 sentence 
>>> read-me file which doesn't address anything but a bug.
>>>
>>> I will connect through TCP/IP through a firewall.
>>>
>>> I just want to install the SQL Plus client tool for executing a few SQL 
>>> statements.  I can't get any software from the remote person because my 
>>> contact is not technical, and it shouldn't matter if the client tool is 
>>> available for download anyway.  Can anyone help?

>>

>>

> 
> 
> Wow.  Next time you need help, just remember how you dish it out yourself. 
> I'm only asking about which is the right file to download because this one 
> had no SETUP.EXE file.   I didn't realize I was asking for your kids' names 
> and social security numbers!
> 
> By the way, if a DBA set up a user account and password for a hacker, they 
> have bigger problems than me.  And if a hacker was as dumb with Oracle as 
> me, then there is no risk.   So:  will someone please just tell me what file 
> to download that has a setup file I can run? 

My point was, and remains, that if you are supposed to be accessing the database then the DBA should be involved and would provide you with the appropriate tool and connection information.

If you can't ask the DBA for help it equates, in my mind, with being a hacker. I've yet to meet the DBA that didn't want to make sure someone connecting to their database had the correct tools and the correct configuration.

If the DBA won't help you ... there is a reason. Likely a good one.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org