Re: I must be MENTALLY RETARTED. Where is 'sqlplus'? (unix)

In article <512cm2$ebq_at_inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com> surman_at_dlsun338.us.oracle.com (Scott Urman) writes:
>In article <842211108snz_at_chigtow.demon.co.uk>, stephen roberts <STEVE_at_chigtow.demon.co.uk> writes:
>|> In article <3231b4b3.261659406_at_news.dtc.net>
>|> wizard_at_mrinc.com "John Matzen" writes:
>|>
>|> > First of all, I'm a totaly Oracle newbie.
>|> >
>|> > I just installed Oracle 7 for UnixWare. I did the Server install,
>|> > then the client install.
>|> >
>|> > Nowhere can I find this 'sqlplus' program that is referenced in the
>|> > George Koch and Kevin Loney book, "Oracle, The Complete Reference."
>|> >
>|> > I guess I'm just stupid, could somebody please give me a hint?
>|> >
>|> > Thanks!
>|> >
>|> > John Matzen
>|> >
>|> >
>|>
>|> Sqlplus is a query language which contains some report formating
>|> commands. The language is used in a variaty of database tools.
>|>
>|> Tools that utilise SQL are Forms, Report Writer, and UFI (this is basically
>|> a command line interface to oracle). None of the programs associated
>|> with these tools are called sqlplus (AFAIK).
>|>
>|> I dont think you'll find an actual program program called sqlplus.
>
>SQL*Plus is an Oracle product which allows you to issue SQL commands and PL/SQL
>blocks to the database. It also has additional commands to accept input, format
>the output, handle substitution variables, etc. On Unix systems, it can be found
>along with the other Oracle executables in $ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus. It is an
>option in the Oracle installer, so if you don't select it, it won't be installed.

If you don't have it, you can get a lot of SQL functionality from sqldba/line. Be sure your $ORACLE_PATH and $ORACLE_HOME are defined correctly.

>
>|>
>|> --
>|> steve roberts
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