SV: InstantClient

From: Jesper Haure Norrevang <jhn.aida_at_cbs.dk>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:32:30 +0200
Message-id: <000001c46d8c$754239e0$4a28e282@AIDA.local>

Ron,

Yes, I tried it two months ago. Here is my old notes:

How I did it (on Windows 2000):
- Download two zip-files from OTN (basic and sqlplus)

• Unzip the files into a directory e.g. "C:\Instant"
• Start a DOS-box
• PATH environment variable should contain "C:\Instant"
• TNS_ADMIN environment variable should point to a directory containing TNSNAMES.ORA.
• Run: sqlplus system/manager_at_MY10GDB
• It works!

PATH and TNS_ADMIN can be set permanently using "My Computer" =3D=3D> Properties =3D=3D> Advanced =3D=3D> Environment Variables.

Advantages compared to traditional client:
- No need to recompile (Unix).

• No installer required.
• No data needed in Windows registry.
• No ORACLE_HOME Selector.
• No ORA_NLS considerations (Instant Client knows, where the NLS-files are in the basic-package).
• No GUI troubles.
• No questions asked.
• It's Beatiful!

A few disadvantages:
- 10g Client does not support "Oracle Names" as
  naming method. Hence the 10g Instant Client does   not support "Oracle Names".
- When trying to make Instant Client work with
  "Directory Naming" it failed (for me).
- Directory Naming works with 10g traditional Client.

I have tested the Windows 2000 client against 10g databases running on Linux and Windows 2000 servers.

Regards
Jesper Haure

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Emne: InstantClient

Just ran across this in OTN. Anybody tried it yet?

Ron Thomas
Hypercom, Inc
rthomas_at_hypercom.com
"To really screw up Linux you have to work at it...To really screw up Windows, you have to work ON
it..."

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