Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!drn.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nntp.abs.net!newsfeed2.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!edtnps90.POSTED!3fabb59e!not-for-mail From: HansF Subject: Re: Adding sqlplus to an existing Oracle client installation User-Agent: Pan/0.14.2 (This is not a psychotic episode. It's a cleansing moment of clarity.) Message-Id: Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc References: <1131726430.878572.64880@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 34 Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:05:35 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.184.143.25 X-Trace: edtnps90 1131728735 161.184.143.25 (Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:05:35 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:05:35 MST Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.oracle.misc:123272 On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:27:10 -0800, nicola.farina wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to add sqlplus to a pc of a customer which has client Oracle > 8.1.7 installed > but unfortunately no sqlplus. > Since I have to do this remotely I ask if is it possible to simply copy > the required files > in the oracle\bin directory. > I tried copy sqlplus.exe but it didn't work. > It gaves me an error box with no detail asking if I want to send a > report error to Microsoft > (it is a windows 2003 machine) > Does anyone know if is it possible, and if yes, which files are needed? > Many thanks in advance > Bye > Nicola No - for SQLPlus you need to install to ensure all the required suppoorting files - language, error message, .dfll, etc - are in place. In addition, I suspect you will likely have no end of pain and grrief with the Oracle8i / Windows2003 combination. YOu might want to check whether you can upgrade to a supported version. If so, I think the simpler Instant Client in 10g would proivide a solution. -- Hans Forbrich Canada-wide Oracle training and consulting mailto: Fuzzy.GreyBeard_at_gmail.com *** Top posting relies guarantees I won't respond. ***