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The Oracle Database Instant Client software is available on Oracle Technology Network website. This chapter describes the following sections:
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3.1 Downloading and Installing the Oracle Database Instant Client Software
Download and install Oracle Database Instant Client 12c Release 2 (12.2) by completing the following steps:
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- Download the Instant Client for Mac OS X (Intel) (64-bit) package from the Instant Client Downloads page on Oracle Technology Network at
- Create a directory on your computer, for example,
instantclient
. Choose a directory to install the Oracle Instant Client and unzip the downloaded zip file in that directory. The unzipped file creates theinstantclient_12_2
directory. - Set the
NLS_LANG
environment variable to the required character set. For example, anNLS_LANG
ofamerican_america.utf8
is a valid setting. It is in the following format:[NLS_LANGUAGE]_[NLS_TERRITORY].[NLS_CHARACTERSET]
.Refer to 'Instant Client Light Requirements' for information about setting theNLS_LANG
environment variable to the required character set.This completes the installation of Oracle Database Instant Client.
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3.2 Removing the Oracle Database Instant Client Software
To remove the Oracle Database Instant Client software, delete the
instantclient_12_2
directory.