Installing the Oracle 11g Instant Client
InstallShield 2020
Project:This information applies to the following project types:
| • | Basic MSI |
| • | InstallScript |
| • | InstallScript MSI |
If you want to install the Oracle 11g Instant Client when your installation is run, you can include the Oracle 11g Instant Client prerequisite in your project.
Note that before you can include the InstallShield prerequisite, you must download the Oracle Basic Instant Client and create an .msi package. If you also want the Oracle ODBC Instant Client to be installed—for example, if you need to use Unicode support with Oracle—you must download the Basic Instant Client and the ODBC Instant Client, build an .msi package, and create an InstallShield prerequisite; you can use the Oracle 11g Instant Client prerequisite as a template, and modify the settings as needed. For more information, see:
| • | Downloading the Oracle Instant Client and Creating an .msi Package for It |
| • | Downloading the Oracle Basic Instant Client and the Oracle ODBC Instant Client and Creating an .msi Package and InstallShield Prerequisite for Both |
Important:The Oracle support in InstallShield requires that the target system have the 32-bit version of the Oracle Instant Client, regardless of whether the target system is a 32-bit or 64-bit system.
To include the Oracle 11g Instant Client prerequisite in your project:
| 1. | For Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects: In the View List under Application Data, click Redistributables. |
For InstallScript projects: In the View List under Application Data, click Prerequisites.
| 2. | In the list of redistributables, select the Oracle11g Instant Client 11.1.0.7 check box (or the check box for whatever Oracle prerequisite that you are using). |
The InstallShield prerequisite is launched only if the conditions that are defined in the InstallShield prerequisite file (.prq) are met. To see the list of conditions, click the Oracle prerequisite in the Redistributables view or the Prerequisites view, and then review the details that are listed in the details pane on the right. You can hide or show the details pane by clicking the Show Details button in these views.
Note:If you want your installation to download the Oracle 11g Instant Client whenever it needs to be installed on a target system, check with Oracle to ensure that it is allowed. If it is allowed, you must host the download on your own Web site and add its download path to the InstallShield prerequisite. Revenera does not make this installation available for download.