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Make sure the Tools executables installed from the RPM are the first executables found in your PATH. % setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/lib/oracle/18.1/client/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH Or, to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in the C shell, use the following syntax:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/oracle/18.1/client/lib:$ Remove any other Oracle directories.įor example, to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in the Bourne or Korn shells, use the following syntax: The subdirectory structure enables multiple versions of Instant Client to be available.Īdd the name of the directory containing the Instant Client libraries to LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

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The RPMs downloaded from OTN install into Oracle specific sub-directories in the /usr file system. Error messages generated by the database side, such as syntax errors in SQL statements, are in the selected language provided the appropriate translated message files are installed in the Oracle home of the database instance.Ĭonfiguring Tools Instant Client Package (from RPMS) on Linux Because only English error messages are provided with the Instant Client Light, error messages generated on the client side, such as Net connection errors, are always reported in English, even if NLS_LANG is set to a language other than AMERICAN. There is no restriction on the LANGUAGE and the TERRITORY fields of the NLS_LANG setting, so the Instant Client Light operates with any language and territory settings. Instant Client Light is geared toward applications that use either US7ASCII, WE8DEC, WE8ISO8859P1, WE8MSWIN1252, or a Unicode character set. The size of the library has been reduced by removing error message files for languages other than English and leaving only a few supported character set definitions out of around 250. The Instant Client Light (English) version of Instant Client further reduces the disk space requirements of the client installation. A new directory instantclient_12_2 is created as part of the installation.Ĭonnect to a remote instance with the utility you want to run.īoth the Tools package and OCI package must be from Oracle Database version 12.2.0.0.0, or higher, and the versions for both must be the same. Install (unpack) the Tools Instant Client package and the OCI package.

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Each of these steps is described in this appendix.Ĭhoose which OCI Package (Basic or Light) you want to use, and also select the directory in which to install the Instant Client files.Ĭopy the Tools Instant Client Package, and the OCI Instant Client package of your choice, from an installed Oracle instance or download them from OTN. The basic steps required to use the Tools Instant Client are as follows. To use the Tools Instant Client, you need two packages:Įither the Basic OCI Instant Client package, or the OCI Instant Client Light package. See the Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide for more information about the OCI Instant Client.

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It is easy to install and uses significantly less disk space than the full Oracle Database Client installation required to use the command-line versions of products. The Instant Client connects to existing remote Oracle databases, but does not include its own database. Instant Client installations are standalone, with all the functionality of the command-line versions of the products. The Tools package contains several command-line utilities, including SQL*Loader, Data Pump Export, Data Pump Import, Original (classic) Export, and Original (classic) Import. The Tools Instant Client package can be removed separately from the OCI Instant Client. Connecting to a Database with the Tools Instant Client PackageĪfter the Tools Instant Client package is installed and configured, you can connect to a database.No ORACLE_HOME or ORACLE_SID environment variables need to be set. The Tools Instant Client package executable should only be used with the matching version of the OCI Instant Client. Configuring Tools Instant Client Package.The Tools Instant Client package can be installed from client release media. Installing Tools Instant Client from the 12c Client Release Media.

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The OTN downloads for UNIX and Windows are zip files. The OTN downloads for Linux are RPM packages.

Installing Tools Instant Client by Downloading from OTN.

The Tools Instant Client package is available on platforms that support the OCI Instant Client.īefore you install the Tools Instant Client Tools package, you must first choose either Basic Instant Client or Instant Client Light.