	Oracle ODBC Client and Driver Installation (Readme.txt)

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This file contains installation instructions for installing the 
Oracle ODBC Driver software.

It is divided into five parts:

o Part I: Summary of systems supported by Oracle ODBC client
          software

  Lists the platforms on which the Oracle ODBC Client software can
  be installed.

o Part II: Oracle ODBC Driver software.

  Describes the files, and installation prerequisites for the Oracle
  ODBC driver software.

o Part III: Installation Instructions

  Describes how to install the Oracle ODBC driver.

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Part I: Systems supported by the Oracle client software
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The Oracle ODBC Driver provides support for ODBC connections
from Windows XP and from few Unix operating systems.

Please refer to release notes on "Oracle ODBC Driver for Unix platforms"
for complete information on supported platforms. 


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o Part II: Oracle ODBC Driver software.
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  Refer to the following files for information about the Oracle ODBC Driver:

    LICENSE.TXT        - Oracle ODBC Driver License Agreement.  Read carefully 
                         before installing and/or using this product. Enclosed 
                         in your software distribution kit.

    SQORA.CHM          - A compiled HTML file which is the primary reference 
                         manual for the Oracle ODBC Driver supplied on Windows 
                         platform only.

    ODBCRelnotesUS.htm - The release notes for the Oracle ODBC Driver
                         which contains information which may have not been
                         included in the Help file.

  Installation Prerequisites

        See the Oracle ODBC Driver release notes (ODBCRelnotesUS.htm), 
        for a complete list of software products required and their versions.

  Time Required

        The installation of the Oracle ODBC Driver takes approximately 5 
        minutes.  The actual time may be shorter or longer, depending upon 
        your hardware configuration.

  Disk Space Required

        The Oracle ODBC driver installation requires approximately 2 
        megabytes of available storage space. The space required depends upon 
        what files you already have installed. The installation procedure 
        checks to see if you have enough available disk space. If you do not,
        the installation fails.

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Part III:  Installation Instructions
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      Please follow th einstructions sent along with the patch both for
      Windows and Unix platforms as well.

      This section assumes the following:

        1. Oracle Universal Installer shipping with 11.2.0.1.0 has already been
           installed on your system.


      Installation Instructions

        Once the self-extracting archive file (eg. ORA11201.EXE) has been
        exploded it will create an installable directory structure
        onto your hard drive. Run the Oracle Universal Installer from 
        your local drive.  

        1. On the screen "File Locations" use the "Browse" button of 
           the source path to choose the file 'products.jar' from the 
           folder where the patch was extracted. Choose 'Next'.

        2. You will receive a warning that some of the dependencies of 
           this product are not found in the staging area.  This warning
           is OK.  The ODBC driver depends on the Net Client being already
           installed on the system.  Answer 'Yes' to continue.



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