Re: Oracle Client 8.1.7 registry entries

nwalker_at_ndsuk.com (Neil) wrote in message news:<cdf8c6ca.0208060117.315608f6_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hi there,
>
> Does anyone know of a uniquely identifying registry entry that tells
> me if Oracle Client 8.1.7 is installed ? I don't have a copy of Oracle
> and I need to verify if this version is installed during an
> installshield setup ?
>
> Many thanks,
> Neil.

There isn't any registry entry to tell you which Oracle version is installed.

To check if Oracle is installed at all then check if this key exists, HKLM\SOFTWARE\ORACLE To find out version of Oracle client, check directory name one level below at,
\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\Components\oracle.networking

OR

Get Oracle home from registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\[ORACLE_HOME] and get file version of $ORACLE_HOME\bin\oci.dll

HTH
//Rauf Sarwar Received on Wed Aug 07 2002 - 04:34:56 CEST