Pro*cobol precompiler

Hi!
I am intending to learn how to use an application write in COBOL work thruout the Oracle and then I downloaded Oracle 9i database (9.2.0.1.0) and I installed it on my PC. When I used the sample code file named "sample1" and I executed it by the .bat "makeit", where there is a component called "cobol", I saw that this component is not in anywhere of my PC and, naturally, my sample1 did not work. Could anyone please tell me where I find the cobol component to download it?
Thankful.

Hi! Hans:
Actually, I have the three CDs and I am going to add the precompilers by the custom install as you suggest, but I do not understand and I am very confused...After completing the Oracle 9i Database installation, with Disk 1, I was able to see, on the tree view of universal installer dialog box all of the installed products and their respectively items and one of them I saw is just so the Precompiler Common Files, therefor I thought the sample1 file would work...but it did not do.
Thankful.

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