Or change to reflect your own environment. Stay with me and continue to follow the instructions. Toad Data Point ‘cross connection query’ feature will still work. Pay Attention Note 3: Choosing the ‘Runtime’ option will eliminate any Oracle client Administrator tools enabling LOCKDOWN and saving 0.4 GB of local end user Windows PC disk space.

If your users need the Toad Data Point ‘cross connection query’ feature (most will) DO NOT install the ‘Instant client’. Pay Attention Note 2: Critical decision time now! The default is the ‘Instant Client’ which will allow for Oracle connections to one Oracle database at a time. This may test your patience, let it work! (Sometimes a minute or less can seem like an eternity). Oracle 12c 64 bit client has now been extracted Right click on file and extract into a directory.Ĭlick Extract. Locate the downloaded Oracle 12c 64 bit client zip file. Toad Data Point will work seamlessly with either the 32 or 64 bit Oracle 11g or Oracle 12 client. Please understand your environment before choosing an Oracle client. If the intent is to use the Oracle client for other uses besides Toad Data Point, BE FOREWARNED some legacy systems will only work with a 32 bit Oracle client. Pay Attention Note 1: Be careful which Oracle client you choose. Oracle 11g 64 bit client can be found here: Oracle 11g 32 bit client can be found here:

Oracle 12c client (32 and 64 bit) can be found here: Consult the Oracle website for other client versions as needed. Your options within the scope of this article are an Oracle 11g or Oracle 12c client for 32 or 64 bit architecture. Trust me, you will feel better, empowered, and more confident in the end! In particular, Step 4 Review registry entries consisting of before and after screen shots. Recommendation is to review all steps before proceeding. Here are 5 steps to this process which include:ĥ) Configure Toad Data Point Oracle Connection Note 3: The Oracle 11g client install is almost exactly the same as the Oracle 12c client install. Note 2: This example will detail an Oracle 12c 64 bit install on Windows 10 for an Oracle 12c instance with a PDB. Note 1: Oracle client is needed to access multiple data sources from Toad Data Point referred to as a ‘cross connection query’.

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