Setting up and ODBC connection

I need to download the Oracle Client in order to setup an odbc connection to an oracle database.
I am not sure what the right product for me to download is. Can someone help me out?

What OS are you doing this on? Windows?
Either way, the instructions are telling you to set an environment variable, but the way you do that differes depending on the OS you are on.
If you are on Windows, bring up the control panel. Click the "Advanced" tab. Click the "Environment Variables" button.
Now you see all the environment variables already set for your system. If, in the System Variables section, there is already one called PATH, click on it and then click the "Edit" button. Now add the full path that you installed Instant Client on into that list. If there isn't a PATH variable already defiend, create one with the same wizard I just mentioned.
Justin is correct. For ODBC, you need the basic Instant Client, and then another download in the same are which is for ODBC. Unzip the contents of both into some other directory and that is the directory to put in the PATH variable.

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Oracle Homes
OraClient10g_home1
Oracle Client 10.2.0.1.0
Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
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When I define the connection, I see only a few tables. I do not see the Tables, Views, Qualifiers tree that I see with a normal Oracle Server connection.
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Below are the replies to your questions:
Answer 1: Please try the below steps:
- Make sure that in File->Options->Database Tab in the Data Explorer section the corresponding checkboxes are checked for tables, views,system tables,synonyms and stored procedures and the Table name LIKE and Owner LIKE boxes are blank.
- Please try with OLEDB connection and check the results.
- You can also refer to this SAP note no# 1215994, the link to which is given below:
[https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/sno/ui_entry/entry.htm?param=69765F6D6F64653D3030312669765F7361706E6F7465735F6E756D6265723D3132313539393426]
Answer 2: If you are using RAS SDK only then you would be able to change table name. Please let us know if you are using RAS.
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Hi Beckyc,
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Did you create the DSN under the System Tab? If not try that.
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Should I use the Drivers I downloaded off of Oracle 7.0 or Microsoft's Oracle drivers when setting
up the dsn?
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When setting up the ODBC, It prompts me for a SQL*.net connect string? where can I find that?
Also which user ID should I use the Oracle Database or the Server's?
I have a password to get into the server and a system's password to get onto Oracle, which one should I use.
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Thanks
Will

Should I use the Drivers I downloaded off of Oracle 7.0 or Microsoft's Oracle drivers when setting
up the dsn?Either should work, and the setup is going to be pretty similar.
I'm also not sure If I have SQL*.net installed on this computer do I need it if so, where can I get it?If you have the Oracle client installed, you have SQL*Net-- this is just the component of the Oracle stack that actually puts the data on the wire.
When setting up the ODBC, It prompts me for a SQL*.net connect string? where can I find that?I'm not sure which dialog you're referring to-- I don't see that text when I'm looking at the DSN creation screen for either driver. I assume they're looking for the TNS Name you have above (i.e. <foo>.world = ..., your TNS name is either <foo> or <foo>.world-- either should work)
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If by "Oracle Database user ID", you mean the sys, system, or other superuser ID for the database, you probably don't want to use that. If you are asking whether to use your Oracle user name or your Windows user name, use your Oracle user name.
I have a password to get into the server and a system's password to get onto Oracle, which one should I use.The same as with the user name, it depends on exactly what you mean here. If "get into the system" means "log on to Windows", use the password to get into Oracle. If "get into the system" means getting DBA access to the database, don't use the system password, use a regular user password ('system' is the user ID of the superuser in Oracle).
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Business Objects XIR2 Link:
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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/50eca18b-d13e-2b10-a8ab-9738927177d6?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
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http://www.easysoft.com/products/data_access/odbc-sql-server-driver/getting-started.html
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Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver for Linux
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http://www.codesynthesis.com/~boris/blog/2011/12/02/microsoft-sql-server-odbc-driver-linux/
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