Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Getting Oracle Instant Client to Work ====== Summary: Installing and configuring oracle instant client Download the [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html|oracle instant client software]] * unzip the instant client software into a directory say C:/oracle * Setup the PATH environment variable to include this location. * Setup sqlnet.ora and tnsnames.ora file for your servers <code> c:/oracle/network/admin/sqlnet.ora c:/oracle/network/admin/tnsnames.ora </code> * Setup TNS_ADMIN environment variable to c:/oracle/network/admin ===== How to setup environment variable ? ===== * Right mouse click on "My Computer" - it will be either on your desktop or alternatively it can be located in the left hand side of Windows Explorer * Select Properties * Select the Advanced Tab * Pressed the "Environment Variables" button * Press the "New" button for the user variables section * Enter VARIABLE and the VALUE You've now got an instance oracle client. {{tag>oracle network}} blog/configuringinstantclient.txt Last modified: 2009/11/27 17:53by 127.0.0.1