Execute odbc_install.exe from the Instant Client directory.Unzip it in the same directory as your Basic or Basic Light package.
Install the Instant Client Basic or Basic Light package, as described above.The default path is the user's home directory, for example ~/.odbc.ini The default name will be "OracleODBC-19c"ĭirectory path of the. The default name will be like "Oracle 19c ODBC driver"
The default path is the current directoryĭriver name to identify the Oracle ODBC driver residing in current Oracle Instant Client home. UnixODBC driver manager home directory path For example on Linux you could set export NLS_LANG=JAPANESE_JAPAN.JA16EUC to work in the JA16EUC character in Japanese. See the Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for more information. Set any Oracle Globalization variables required for your locale. Execute odbc_update_ini.sh from the Instant Client directory.ĥ. Refer to the "Recommended unixODBC Driver Manager version" section in this document for more information.Ĥ. Install the unixODBC driver manager if it is not already available. Or, if using the RPM package on Linux, install it with yum.ģ.
Download the Instant Client ODBC package. Download Install the Instant Client Basic or Basic Light package as described above.Ģ. More details on Oracle Instant Client is in the Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide. For example, unzip the package to C:\instantclient_19_3 on Windows, unzip to /opt/oracle/instantclient_19_3 on Linux or other platforms, or use yum to install the RPM packages on Linux. Download the desired package from OTN for your operating system and follow the installation instructions on the download page. Instant Client ODBC requires the Oracle Instant Client Basic or Basic Light package (depending on your locale requirements) also be installed. Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic and Basic Lite For example Instant Client ODBC 19c can connect to Oracle Database 11.2 or later. The ODBC driver has Oracle's standard client-server version interoperability, see Support Doc ID 207303.1.
Oracle's Instant Client ODBC software is a standalone package that offers the full functionality of the Oracle ODBC driver (except the Oracle service for Microsoft Transaction Server) with a simple install. ODBC users should follow the ODBC Installation Instructions.Oracle Instant Client ODBC Installation Notes Then set the environment variable TNS_ADMIN to that directory name. This is the default Oracle client configuration directory for applications linked with this Instant Client.Īlternatively, Oracle client configuration files can be put in another, accessible directory. If you intend to co-locate optional Oracle configuration files such as tnsnames.ora, sqlnet.ora, ldap.ora, or oraaccess.xml with Instant Client, then create a subdirectory such as C:\oracle\instantclient_19_3\network\admin.Instant Client 12.1 requires the Visual Studio 2010 redistributable. Instant Client 18 and 12.2 require the Visual Studio 2013 redistributable. Instant Client 19 requires the Visual Studio 2017 redistributable. Download and install the correct Visual Studio Redistributable from Microsoft.Restart any terminal windows or otherwise make sure the new PATH is used by your applications. If you have multiple versions of Oracle libraries installed, make sure the new directory occurs first in the path. Add this directory to the PATH environment variable.Unzip the packages into a single directory such as C:\oracle\instantclient_19_3.All installations require the Basic or Basic Light package. Download the appropriate Instant Client packages for your platform.For example, Oracle Call Interface 19, 18 and 12.2 can connect to Oracle Database 11.2 or later. See the Instant Client Home Page for more information about Instant Client packages.Ĭlient-server version interoperability is detailed in Doc ID 207303.1. Instant Client Installation for Microsoft Windows 64-bit