Free distribution of small Oracle clients: Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.3

Free distribution of small Oracle clients: Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.3

Installed on a machine without an Oracle client
Connect to Oracle databases above 8.1.7
Supports applications developed by Delphi, VB or Pb and PL/SQL developer

Installation content:
0. copy the file
1. Set the environment variables ORACLE_HOME, nls_lang, tns_admin
2. Add the installation directory to path
3. Generate the default tnsnames. ora
Edit tnsnames. ora as needed after installation

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Instant Client allows you to run your applications without installing the standard Oracle client or having an ORACLE_HOME. OCI, occi, Pro * C, ODBC, and JDBC applications work without modification, while using significantly less disk space than before. even SQL * Plus can be used with Instant Client. no recompile, no hassystemic.

ISVs and partners benefit greatly from packaging instant client along with their applications, saving customers the extra step of installing and processing an Oracle client. free. the same fully-featured, high-performance applications that Oracle ISVs and partners have always delivered will continue to work, untouched.

Customers can try new packaged applications and Oracle client features quickly without worrying about other installations. larger enterprises can automate setup and configuration of Instant Client by using installation scripts accessing a central IT repository. finally, everyone can benefit from the smaller footprint.

Especially for production use. Especially for free.

Composition of the instant client:

-Basic Package:
All files required to run OCI, occi, and JDBC-OCI applications
-Jdbc supplement package *:
Additional support for XA, internationalization, and rowset operations under JDBC
-SQL * Plus package *:
Additional libraries and executable for running SQL * Plus with Instant Client
-SDK package *:
Additional header files and an example makefile for developing Oracle Applications with Instant Client
-ODBC package *:
Additional libraries for enabling ODBC applications

Instant Client address:
Http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html
Http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html
Http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/ic-faq.html