Justin, I am talking about oracje database and Oracle client my reqmt is I need Pro*C to work for that I need to install it is not part of standard installation.Is it advisable to do it in separete home,is yes then why. Thanks Deep ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Cave (DDBC)" <jcave@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:51 AM Subject: RE: Oracle Client and Database in same home > The Oracle client will always be installed along with the Oracle > database-- the database needs the client software to function. If you > are going to make a separate client-only install, that should be placed > into a different %ORACLE_HOME%. > > > Justin Cave > Distributed Database Consulting, Inc. > http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------