Access to sqlplus using Putty

Question

Does anybody know if it's possible to access sqlplus using Putty? I downloaded Putty, ran and I could access the server and got the ORACLE_HOME. However, when I issue the command sqlplus I get the follow message:
-bash: sqlplus: command not found
Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Hi Bruno,
As mentioned, be sure you have your $PATH set correctly.
The error you received is because the command you entered was not found in your current path.
Normally, this is defined in your .bash_profile.
But, you can also set up your path at the command prompt by putting in:
First*, you need to set your ORACLE_HOME. This is the home directory as defined by Oracle where the binaries for the software are installed.
Example:
$ export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/product/11.1
Then*, you need to either set your Oracle bin directory in your path, or run it from the bin directory
Examples:
Set PATH to include the Oracle bin directory
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
You can also change directory to your *$ORACLE_HOME/bin* directory and run the command from there as:
./sqlplus <return>
or run it with the fully qualified path from any location as:
/oracle/product/11.1/bin/sqlplus <return>
Also, be sure to set your ORACLE_SID before your run SQL*Plus, or you will get an error SP2-0750.
example: export ORACLE_SID=<db_name>
HTH...