
Add this directory to the PATH environment variable. Unzip the packages into a single directory such as C:\oracle\instantclient_12_2. All installations require the Basic or Basic Light package. Download the appropriate Instant Client packages for your platform. For example, Oracle Call Interface 18.3 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. The standard Oracle® Client is included in the Oracle® distribution.Instant Client Installation for Microsoft Windows 32-bit If the standard client for your version of Oracle® is not available from an Oracle® web site, contact your Oracle® Database Administrator for the Oracle® distribution CD. When you have downloaded the CD set, run the installer and choose the Oracle® client install option. To download the Oracle® Database 9 i Client for another platform, download the complete Oracle® Database 9 i CD set. To download the Oracle® Database 9 i Client for Microsoft Windows 98/2000/NT/XP, click the Download button that is next to this component in the Oracle® 9 i media pack page. In the search results, choose the Oracle® 9 i media pack for your chosen platform, and then click Continue. In the Media Pack Search page, choose Oracle® Database from the Product Pack list, and then choose your Oracle® client platform from the Platform list. Complete the Export Validation page and click Continue. In the Oracle® E-Delivery web site welcome page, choose your language and click Continue. You can obtain the Oracle® Database 9 i Client from the Oracle® E-Delivery web site:. ODBC access via Instant Client/standard client to Oracle® 8–11 g and XE from Linux/UNIX/Windows. To download the standard Oracle® Database 10 g Client, Oracle® Database 10 g Express Client, or Oracle® Database 11 g Client, choose your client platform at:ĭownload Oracle® Client ODBC Driver (8–11 g and XE): Backwards-compatible with Oracle® 8 and Oracle® 9 i.ĭownload Standard Oracle® Client (10 g, XE and 11 g):
Also compatible with Oracle® Database XE. Small footprint version of Oracle® client.
Download Oracle® Instant Client (10 g and 11 g):