I can't remember if I posted anything on this topic before, but I figured I'd share what I've figured out with my testing of ARS+InstantClient.
For those not familiar InstantClient is a stripped down (libs only) version of the client. Our install 10.2.0.3 with sqlplus component is only 25MB and lives in a single directory (no subdirs.) All you need to do to have ARS use InstantClient is set TNS_ADMIN to the location of the tnsnames/sqlnet.ora. No ORACLE_HOME, no TWOTASK, etc. That's it! -tony P.S. InstantClient is at http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html -- Tony Worthington [EMAIL PROTECTED] 262-703-5911 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This is a transmission from Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. and may contain information which is confidential and proprietary. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents of this message is expressly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please destroy it and notify us immediately at 262-703-7000. CAUTION: Internet and e-mail communications are Kohl's property and Kohl's reserves the right to retrieve and read any message created, sent and received. Kohl's reserves the right to monitor messages to or from authorized Kohl's Associates at any time without any further consent. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"