Installation (Windows)

4D v20

In order for the 4D for OCI plug-in to function properly, you first need to install the files (libraries) needed to run the Oracle Call Interface (OCI).

Installation steps

In just a few simple steps, you can download the Oracle Instant Client and install it.

Download the appropriate instantclient-basic-[...] package for your platform here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-097480.html
Notes: For 4D for OCI, download instantclient-basic-windows.x64-11.1.0.4.0.zip.
Unzip the packages into a single directory (e.g., C:\oracle\) and rename the subfolder as "instantclient" to get a path such as: C:\oracle\instantclient
In the environment variables:
- Add the ORACLE_HOME variable and set it to the path defined in step 2 (e.g.: C:\oracle\instantclient)
- Edit the PATH variable and add this same path at the beginning
Add a "network" subfolder to this path with an "admin" subfolder (e.g.: C:\oracle\instantclient\network\admin)
In this "admin" subfolder, create a "tnsnames.ora" file with the parameters to your Oracle server.
For example:

XE =
(DESCRIPTION =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.10.10)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)
    )
)