Re: Installing Perosonal Oracle7

In article <47jts6$bv3_at_ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>, rawoods_at_ix.netcom.com (Richard A. Woods ) writes:
|> In <47imff$6pe_at_clarknet.clark.net> jposner_at_clark.net (Jeffrey S.
|> Posner) writes:
|> >
|> >Every time I try to run the installer for PO7, I get an error that a
|> >vrf file is missing. This happens instantly once I select to item to
|> >install. All of the files are in fact present. I downloaded from the
|> >net an can't find any problems with the way I am running Installer.
|> >
|> >Can someone help?
|> >
|> >TIA,
|> >Jeff
|> >
|> Jeff,
|>
|> File orainst.ins is the script file that the Installer first runs to
|> verify which .vrf, .avf, .ins, etc., script files will be needed to
|> install and configure the product(s) in the directory tree. Verify
|> that you have that file in the same directory as the Installer
|> executable. Without it, you won't get far.
|>
|> How did you verify that all the files are present? Did you download
|> the multi-disk set and miss one? Did you download the files as binary?

Actually, you need to have the files in the correct place. Make sure you use the -d flag when you run the self-extracting archive. Then you should be OK. Received on Tue Nov 07 1995 - 00:00:00 CET