New to Oracle SQL

Hi all Im very new to his Oracle stuff.. Can anyone guide in learning where I can get a good and easily understable documentation. So that I can learn the oracle very fastly.
Thanks in advance
Mahesh Gupta

Also there are some videos on youtube for Oracle tutorial. You can also refer them.
http://www.google.co.in/#q=official+oracle+tutorial&hl=en&biw=837&bih=448&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=PpUiTfL0CMKa8QOju7CDBQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CEYQqwQwBA&fp=71bb22fc7c95cf07

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Hi, i am new to oracle, SQL DEVELOPER:- ERROR:- ORA-01918

Hi,
I am new to oracle, and i have installed Oracle database 12c enterprise edition, and oracle jdeveloper 12c for adf web application development,
I created a database and a new connection in it using sql developer, however while trying to create new user with the name db1 by right clicking on other users. by following the instructions in oracle documentation site. i get the error that new user db1 doesnt exist, and gives error:- ORA-01981. i even tried by changing the username as i thought may be it doesnt support alphanumeric name, but still i get the same error.
So please tell me how to create a new user. is there any way to get out of this ora:-01918, as i googled and it says this is a bug.
My os is win 7 x64(amd processor ).
Thank you
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A new user (called a schema in Oracle) is created using the CREATE USER SQL command. You need to be signed in as the SYS schema/user or as a schema that has been granted the rights to create schemas.
12c database comes in two basic flavours. Container database (containing pluggable databases). Standard database. If connected to a container database, you cannot create standard user schemas - you need to be connected to a pluggable database.
Also, your question has no relevance to either the SQL or PL/SQL languages - the subject matter of this forum. Please repost your question to a more appropriate forum dealing with SQL-Developer issues.

WHILE Loop - NEW TO ORACLE & SQL

I was assigned a task to loop through an organization heirachy drill until a certain a value is reached. What I mean by this is that I have to select three fields from a ORGN table to find the correct ORGN_CODE: ORGN_CODE, ORGN_CODE_PRED, ORGN_ID.
I need to be able to check if ORGN_ID = 'CONVERT'.
If it is true, then I need run another select statement where ORGN_CODE_PRED = ORGN_CODE. Then I check if ORGN_ID = 'CONVERT' again. Eventually, ORGN_ID <> 'CONVERT' and I have successfully drilled down to the correct ORGN_CODE Level. I'll then need to create a new field and insert the value into a table
I can run a basic query but when it comes to this functionality, I'm rather new. Here is my select statement to bring in the data the first time.
select ftvorgn_orgn_code as ORG_CODE,
ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred as PREDECESSOR,
ftvorgn_user_id as NEXT_PREDESSOR
from ftvorgn
The way "I think" I need to do this is like this:
Declare
MyORG Integer
MyValue Char(10)
Declare ORG_CURSOR for
select ftvorgn_orgn_code as ORG_CODE,
ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred as PREDECESSOR,
ftvorgn_user_id as NEXT_PREDESSOR
from ftvorgn
Declare NEW_ORG_CURSOR for
select ftvorgn_orgn_code as ORG_CODE,
ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred as PREDECESSOR,
ftvorgn_user_id as NEXT_PREDESSOR
from ftvorgn
where ftvorgn_orgn_code = MyORG
Open ORG_CURSOR
Fetch Next from ORG_CURSOR
WHILE (NOT SURE WHAT GOES HERE)
Begin
If NEXT_PREDECESSOR = 'CONVERT'
set MyORG = ORGN_CODE
set MyValue = 'CU'||ORGN_CODE
{Have to work on code to insert into table}
ELSE
set MyORG = ORGN _CODE
Open NEW_ORG_CURSOR
Fetch Next from NEW_ORG_CURSOR
WHILE (NOT SURE WHAT GOES HERE)
Begin
If NEXT_PREDECESSOR = 'CONVERT'
set MyORG = ORGN_CODE
set MyValue = 'CU'||ORGN_CODE
{Have to work on code to insert into table}
Else
set MyORG = ORGN _CODE
Open NEW_ORG_CURSOR
Fetch Next from NEW_ORG_CURSOR
End
End
Close ORG_CURSOR
Close NEW_ORG_CURSOR
Deallocate ORG_CURSOR
Deallocate NEW_ORG_CURSOR
GO
I can only imagine how horrible this looks to average ORACLE DB/SQL programmer and would appreciate any help on this. I'm scheduled from some training down the road, but for now I'm trying to learn on my own.
Thanks for any constructive feedback and input.

I've tried this code with the following results:
select ftvorgn_orgn_code, ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred, ftvorgn_user_id,
substr(sys_connect_by_path(ftvorgn_orgn_code,'-'),2) as path
from ftvorgn
connect by ftvorgn_orgn_code = prior ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred
start with ftvorgn_ORGN_CODE = '530340' and ftvorgn_user_id <> 'CONVERT'
FTVORGN_ORGN_CODE     FTVORGN_ORGN_CODE_PRED     FTVORGN_USER_ID     PATH
530340     F00602     SUAGUILA     530340
F00602     E00602     CONVERT     530340-F00602
E00602     D00602     CONVERT     530340-F00602-E00602
D00602     C00598     CONVERT     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602
C00598     B00595     CONVERT     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598
B00595     A00002     MERROSS     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598-B00595
A00002          CONVERT     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598-B00595-A00002
C00598     B00595     GBLACK77     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598
B00595     A00002     MERROSS     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598-B00595
A00002          CONVERT     530340-F00602-E00602-D00602-C00598-B00595-A00002
Message was edited by: bjm
I then changed the code to the following and got the following results:
select substr(path,1,instr(path,'-')-1) base, substr(path,instr(path,'-',-1)+1,length(path)-instr(path,'-',-1)) top
from (
select substr(sys_connect_by_path(ftvorgn_orgn_code,'-'),2) path
from ftvorgn
connect by ftvorgn_orgn_code = prior ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred
start with ftvorgn_orgn_code = '530340' and ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred <> 'CONVERT'
BASE     TOP
     530340
530340     F00602
530340     E00602
530340     D00602
530340     C00598
530340     B00595
530340     A00002
530340     C00598
530340     B00595
530340     A00002
     530340
530340     F00602
530340     E00602
530340     D00602
530340     C00598
530340     B00595
530340     A00002
530340     C00598
530340     B00595
530340     A00002
Message was edited by:
This is my current code and results. I still can not capture when ftvorgn_user_id <> 'CONVERT' after the initial start with....do I need to include a where statement inside this query??
select substr(path,1,1) as bottom_level, min(substr(path,-1,1)) as vp, ftvorgn_orgn_code, ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred, ftvorgn_user_id from (
select ftvorgn_orgn_code, ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred, ftvorgn_user_id, substr(sys_connect_by_path(ftvorgn_orgn_code,'-'),2) as path
from ftvorgn
connect by ftvorgn_orgn_code = prior ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred
start with ftvorgn_orgn_code = '530340' and ftvorgn_orgn_code <> ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred and ftvorgn_user_id <>'CONVERT')
group by substr(path,1,1),ftvorgn_orgn_code, ftvorgn_orgn_code_pred, ftvorgn_user_id
BOTTOM_LEVEL     VP     FTVORGN_ORGN_CODE     FTVORGN_ORGN_CODE_PRED     FTVORGN_USER_ID
5     0     530340     F00602     SUAGUILA
5     2     A00002          CONVERT
5     5     B00595     A00002     MERROSS
5     8     C00598     B00595     CONVERT
5     8     C00598     B00595     GBLACK77
5     2     D00602     C00598     CONVERT
5     2     E00602     D00602     CONVERT
5     2     F00602     E00602     CONVERT

New to Oracle SQL Developer

Getting the followung error, which I assume is a privs error, when using debugger:
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Executing PL/SQL: CALL DBMS_DEBUG_JDWP.CONNECT_TCP( '10.200.10.79', '3824' )
ORA-30683: failure establishing connection to debugger
ORA-12535: TNS:operation timed out
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ORA-06512: at line 1
Process exited.
Please advise.
Thank u

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When your DBA is talking about the Oracle listener being on port 1521 he's talking about the Oracle server having a process on it listening for outside processes that want to connect to the database. I'm guessing that your DBA doesn't understand what you're trying to accomplish. In your case starting the Remote Debugger is creating a listener on your development box which listens for something like ApEx to connect to it. If the bottom left of my SQL Developer I see a little satellite icon that says Debug Listener (Port=4000 Timeout=0 Local address=xx.xx.xx.xx). This lets me know that the Remote Debugger is waiting for a connection.
Your call...
CALL DBMS_DEBUG_JDWP.CONNECT_TCP('remotedb','1521')should be connecting to the box that you're running SQL Developer on, not your Oracle database server. It's values should match those that you set when you started the Remote Debugger.
I followed the tutorial found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/08-may/o38browser.html
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New to Oracle SQL : Cannot connect to the server

I am familiar with MySql and find that some of the syntax are different. I would like to get certified in Oracle DB and would like to know whats the best approach to take. Where do I start? I downloaded 10g on my mac os and not sure what to do next. How do i run the Oracle DB now that it is installed?
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Safari can’t connect to the server.
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Edited by: user11892898 on Sep 12, 2009 6:31 AM
Edited by: user11892898 on Sep 12, 2009 6:41 AM

user11892898 wrote:
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Safari can’t connect to the server.
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HTH,
isotope

Problem with java.sql.Clob and oracle.sql.CLOB

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Thanks in Advance!
Regards,
Anup

Anup wrote:
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Dear All ,
I am very new in Oracle SQL XML utility.
I am trying to run(gx.java) the following code, I am getting the following error :
============
Error:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: oracle/sql/Datum
at oracle.xml.sql.query.OracleXMLQuery.<init>(OracleXMLQuery.java:126)
at gx.main(gx.java:41)
Exception in thread "main"
=============
Can any one help me.
Thanks & Regards
Subrata SEN
Source Code:
============
import java.awt.*;
import oracle.xml.sql.query.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.awt.*;
import connection.connect;
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String user = "scott/tiger";
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OracleXMLQuery qry = null;
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if( conn == null )
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=================

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Hello,
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But i am unable to
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Create Table TempT (ID1 Varchar (10),
ID2 Varchar (10)
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE GLOBALPKG
AS
TYPE RCT1 IS REF CURSOR;
TRANCOUNT INTEGER := 0;
IDENTITY INTEGER;
END;
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fTempT
i IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL
RETURN GLOBALPKG.RCT1
IS
REFCURSOR GLOBALPKG.RCT1;
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RETURN GLOBALPKG.RCT1
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REFCURSOR GLOBALPKG.RCT1;
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END;
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Oracle SQL Developer 1.0 is easy to install and use, and is portable

I have tried the latest version of Oracle SQL Developer 1.0 and would like to share my experience of using it.
Installation of Oracle SQL Developer 1.0
Download from
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/sql/index.html?_template
Unzip the Oracle SQL Developer for Windows (55.8 MB) to C:\sqldeveloper (103MB)
Advantages: The unzip folder can be your removable disk and you can access Oracle
anywhere provided that there is an Internet connection to Oracle Server.
Unzip sqldeveloper-1557.zip to C:\ with folder name;
double-click on sqldeveloper.exe in c:\sqldeveloper
Click on [No]
Tick all check boxes
Click on [OK]
Right-click on Connections, New
Database Connection…
Enter User name: SCOTT
Password: TIGER
Hostname: 127.0.0.1 (or IP of your Oracle Server on the Internet)
SID: orcl
If you want to connect to local Oracle user SYS,
Enter User name: sys
Password: ora10g_manager_password
Hostname: 127.0.0.1
SID: orcl
Select Role: SYSDBA
Click on [Connect]
Right-click on Tables, Create Table
Click on [Add Column]
Select Type: NUMBER for COLUMN2
Click on [OK]
Table1 is created
Click on TABLE1, click on “Data” tab
Click on the “Green Plus” icon to insert record
Click on “Commit Changes” icon
Click on “DBConnection1” tab
Enter: select * from table1;
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create or replace
PROCEDURE "SP_SAMPLE_data" (prodName in VARCHAR2) AS
where_criteria char(100);
BEGIN
if prodName = 'A' then
I want to build the where criteria string as “product_name in (‘iPod’,’iPad’)”
else
I want to build the where criteria string as “product_name = directly read from the passed variable(prodName)”
end if;
select *
from “MySchema”.”MyTable”
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END SP_SAMPLE_data;
New to Oracle PL/SQL syntax.
Oracle 10gR2

You could try someting like this
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   sql_stmt varchar2(1000);
BEGIN
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end if;
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(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST =localhost)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
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(SERVICE_NAME = ORACLE)
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
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(CONNECT_DATA =
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(PRESENTATION = RO)
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(SID_LIST =
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(ORACLE_HOME = D:\app\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ONLY:D:\app\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\bin\oraclr11.dll")
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(GLOBAL_DBNAME = Oracle)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\app\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
(SID_NAME = Oracle)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
(PROTOCOL_STACK =
(PRESENTATION = GIOP)
(SESSION = RAW)
ADR_BASE_LISTENER = D:\app
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SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
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Thanks for your patience and help in advance.
---Prashant

Hello Irian and Sue,
I can connect to the Oracle database using SQL Plus. Now when i TNSPING ORACLE from command line i get the following message :
Used parameter files:
D:\app\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST =localhost
*)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ORACLE)))*
TNS-12537: TNS:connection closed
Thanks for your response to my initial post.Do u have any other methods to resolve this?

New to oracle report builder

Dear all;
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create or replace package test1 is
type r_cursor is ref cursor;
function report(company_name in varchar2) return r_cursor;
end test1;
create or replace package body test1 is
function report(company_name in varchar2) return r_cursor as
my_r_cursor r_cursor;
begin
if(company_name = 'ALL COMPANIES') THEN
open my_r_cursor for
select t.t_id, t.t_description from t1 t;
return my_r_cursor;
elsif(company_name != 'ALL COMPANIES') THEN
open my_r_cursor for
select t.t_id, t.t_description from t1 t
where t.t_id = company_name;
return my_r_cursor;
end if;
end;
end test1;
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t_id varchar2(200) not null,
t_description varchar2(250),
primary key(t_id)
insert into t1
(t_id, t_description)
values
('CITI', 'PROFIT: 2.2Billion');
insert into t1
(t_id, t_description)
values
('GE', 'PROFIT: 1Billion');
insert into t1
(t_id, t_description)
values
('JPMORGAN','PROFIT: 0');Now, I am trying to create a simple report in oracle report builder. The interface for generating for this report is basically, there is a dropdownlist where by the user picks a company name from the dropdownlist and clicks on the go button, this should then generate a report with the above query shown in the package. How can this be achieved? All help will greatly be appreciated.

Hi,
first of all you need strong typed ref cursor, oracle reports need to detect witch are the columns returned by your cursor.
so first you create your package
create or replace package test1
as
TYPE t_record IS RECORD ( company_number PLS_INTEGER--TABLE_NAME.COLUMN_NAME%TYPE
, company_desc VARCHAR2(150)--TABLE_NAME.COLUMN_NAME%TYPE
TYPE T_REF_CURSOR IS REF CURSOR RETURN t_record;
procedure report(company_name in varchar2 ,cur_out OUT t_ref_cursor) ;
end test1;
show errors
create or replace package body test1
is
procedure report(company_name in varchar2 ,cur_out OUT t_ref_cursor)
is
my_r_cursor T_REF_CURSOR;
begin
if(company_name = '1')
THEN
open my_r_cursor for
select 1 as t_id, 'description' ast_description from dual
else
open my_r_cursor for
select 2 as t_id, 'description2' as t_description from dual
end if;
end;
end test1;
show errors
then, in your report you create a ref cursor query :
function QR_1RefCurDS
return test1.t_ref_cursor
is
C_return test1.t_ref_cursor;
begin
test1.report(1,C_return);
RETURN(C_return) ;
end;
hope this helps you !
E

Forms installation problem - how do I create a new default Oracle home?

I am new to Oracle so please forgive my utter ignorance. My impression of Oracle because of how an installation
has to be done is taking a nosedive. I thought Microsoft was bad with all the re-booting but the explanation that I
read in Anubhav Seth's post about installing Dev 6i before 8i and the suggestion (not a requirement) to format the
harddisk and reinstall Windows just leaves me with my jaw hanging open. I'm having a little trouble swallowing that
one.
Here's my situation... I'm running 8i at home and I am using it for the Oracle courses that I am taking at a local
university. So 8i with its SQL*Plus has been all I have needed to date. Now we have a project to do that involves forms.
So I go to the OTN page for downloads and downloaded file 6irel2nt.exe which is 264 MB in size. This file, I assume,
has forms in it -- what else I don't know because things are not explained all that well on the web site or I don't know
where to look (which implies poor organization of the web pages).
I run the 6irel2nt.exe file and end up with 11,128 new files on my computer. That's nice. I run the setup file and a step or
two into it it complains that my 'Ora81' home is already being used and that I need to install it into another Oracle Home.
Now I'm trying to find out how I create another Oracle Home. I perform a search in GOOGLE on "creat default Oracle
home" and basically get nowhere. My $50+ "Oracle 8i A Beginner's Guide" from Oracle Press mentions Oracle Home
on one page (pg. 170) but is completely useless in this case. My $184 worth of Oracle University manuals (which
are really PowerPoint slides) is useless too. My next step will be to comb through the FAQs. All this because I cannot
believe that I have to totally uninstall one product to get another to install and then reinstall the first one. That is INSANE!
If I have gone way off track please feel free to blast me but if this is true then all I can say is that the folks at Oracle need
a lesson in KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)! Computers and computer software are supposed to make our lives simpler
not complicate the holy hell out of them. I'll get off my soapbox now. Sorry about the whining.

I ended up uninstalling 8i and then I installed Dev 6i (Forms) and then I reinstalled 8i. I had some problems
installing Dev 6i because of this error "path.vrf(86): Unbound variable 'path_too_long_prompt'". Right after this error
appears I get a dialog that states, "The Oracle Installer cannot update the system path variable to %new_path%
because it is too long. Please restrict your system path to 127 characters and make sure D:\Oracle\OraWin95\bin
is included in your path."
The path D:\Oracle\OraWin95 was what I set up for this installation.
What I did to work around this problem was this...
(1) Go to Start - Accessories - System Tools - System Information.
(2) Click on the Tools menu
(3) Select System Configuration Utility
(4) Select the Autoexec.bat tab
(5) I added D:\Oracle\OraWin95\bin to my PATH variable and unchecked the checkbox next to one of the several
lines that I have that build my PATH variable. (I have several PATH lines that simply add a path to the system
variable %path%). After the installation is complete you can go back and turn back on the paths that you had disabled.
After installing 8i I did have a problem connecting to the database. I got this error:
Error: ORA-01034 Oracle not available
I believe this happened because I had forgotten to turn back on some of my PATH information that I mentioned
earlier. After checking one of my PATH variables and rebooting, this problem disappeared.
When reinstalling 8i and when the installation asks for an SID and you enter the SID you had used in the original
installation you may get a notice that says the SID already exists. I think this happens because the uninstall does not
clean up the registry totally, so I entered a different one. Later on, after the installation has been completed and you
are connecting to your database, you will be prompted to select an SID -- just make sure that you select the SID from
the latest installation.
I should've mentioned first that in preparing for this whole ridiculous exercise I created a directory under my Oracle
directory that I was going to use as the new 'Oracle home.' So I guess that's all one has to do to create a new Oracle
home -- just have another directory ready to install 'stuff' into.
All in all, this a pretty asinine exercise. Oracle really needs to fix this mess. I honestly thought Microsoft was bad but
this takes the cake. I wonder if SQL Server is this screwed up.

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