setup.exe -silent -nowait -responseFile "C:\Your_Path\client.rsp" Use code with caution. 5. Post-Installation Configuration
./runInstaller -deinstall -home <path_to_oracle_home>
sqlplus username/password@DATABASE_ALIAS install oracle client 12c
Ensure you match your client architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) with the architecture of the application connecting to the database, not necessarily the OS. For example, 32-bit Excel requires a 32-bit Oracle Client, even on 64-bit Windows. 2. Administrative Privileges
ORACLE_HOME="C:\app\client\product\12.1.0\client_1" ORACLE_HOME_NAME="OraClient12c_home1" ORACLE_BASE="C:\app\client" oracle.install.client.installType="Administrator" Use code with caution. not necessarily the OS. For example
Go to Oracle Technology Network (OTN) or Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.
Navigate to: %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin .Create a file named tnsnames.ora (or edit the existing one) to define your database connection strings: install oracle client 12c
Unzip the client software: