Question for Carp... 1

[softdrink]

Hey Carp...it's softdrink

When I try to install Developer and specify a new home, it tells me that all the installed Oracle programs, in the existing home, will be disabled. When I use the same home, it does not allow it.

what should I do?????

The Enterprise is on D:\Orant

softdrink...

 

[carp]

I would go ahead and install in a new home. I have seen that message before, and I believe it is poorly worded (unheard of in the Oracle world ;^} ). While it makes it sound like everything you have installed will be destroyed, this is not the case. What happens is that during the install, the system is set to a new Oracle Home (the one you put your Developer in). Consequently, if you try to invoke a program, Oracle looks in the current active Oracle Home, which might be the wrong one for what you are trying to do! Fortunately, Oracle also installs the "Oracle Home Selector", which (at least on NT) allows you to just switch Oracle Homes and press on.

I WOULD recommend that you try out installs on a "crash and burn" system if at all possible. That way you can work out all of the kinks before you put a Production system at risk.

 

[softdrink]

thanks,

What would you sat if I installed it in another partition???
Would that work???

BTW, I Installed the Enterprise and my SQL Plus is working perfectly, thanks. Now all i need to do is to install the Developer.

I will let you know. If you can, just look in to this message if it appears to have been responded to.

thanks for all your help...

softdrink...

 

[carp]

Yes, another partition should work fine.

 

[softdrink]

thanks, I will let you know

softdrink