Re: I must be MENTALLY RETARTED. Where is 'sqlplus'? (unix)
Date: 1996/09/10
Message-ID: <512cm2$ebq_at_inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>#1/1
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.
|>
|> --
|> steve roberts
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Received on Tue Sep 10 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST