Ruby-oci8

Tool Name:

Ruby-oci8

Description:

Ruby library for accessing Oracle databases. Ruby-oci8 is a ruby interface for Oracle using the Oracle Call Interface. It is available with Oracle8, Oracle8i, Oracle9i, Oracle10g and Oracle Instant Client.

Documentation:

Web Site: http://ruby-oci8.rubyforge.org/en/

Download Site:

Ruby-oci8: http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-oci8/

Oracle Instant Client: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html

Version:

1.0.3

Installation Instructions:

1.	Download the Oracle Instant Client - Basic zip file: instantclient-basic-win32-11.1.0.6.0.zip.

2.	Create a directory for the Oracle Instant Client:

C: mkdir \oracle

3.	Unzip the file instantclient-basic-win32-11.1.0.6.0.zip into the \oracle directory.

4.	Add the directory C:\oracle\instantclient_11_1 to the PATH environment variable.

5.	Download the file ruby-oci8-1.0.3-mswin32.rb from the ruby-oci8 download site.

6.	Install ruby-oci8 by executing the following Ruby command:

ruby ruby-oci8-1.0.3-mswin32.rb