Instant Client ODBC

From: <rfd_at_outb.com>
Date: 8 Jan 2006 01:48:20 -0800
Message-ID: <1136651581.846096.211930@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>

I'm using Windows XP. I want to connect to a remote Oracle 10g database. I have installed the Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0 Basic Lite and the ODBC package. The directory is included in the PATH and ORACLE_HOME is set to that same directory. The ODBC package includes a file odbc_install.exe. When I run that file I get the error message "Could't find Oracle Instant Client in present directory." Here is the contents of the directory:

classes12.jar
glogin.sql
oci.dll
ocijdbc10.dll
ociw32.dll
ODBCRelnotesJA.htm
ODBCRelnotesUS.htm

ODBC_IC_Readme_Win.html
odbc_install.exe
odbc_uninstall.exe

ojdbc14.jar
orannzsbb10.dll
oraocci10.dll
oraociicus10.dll
Orasqlplusic10.dll
sqlplus.exe
sqora.chm
sqora32.dll
sqoraja.chm
sqoras32.dll
sqresja.dll
sqresus.dll

I can connect to the remote database using TOAD for Oracle from Quest Software but want to use MS Access to front-end the database for economic reasons.

Can anyone tell me why odbc_install.exe fails in this manner? Received on Sun Jan 08 2006 - 03:48:20 CST