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Oracle Instant Client for Ruby

Tool Name:Ruby-oci8
Description:Ruby library for accessing Oracle databases. Ruby-oci8 is a ruby interface for Oracle using the Oracle Call Interface. It is available with Oracle8, Oracle8i, Oracle9i, Oracle10g and Oracle Instant Client.
Documentation:Web Site: http://ruby-oci8.rubyforge.org/en/
Version:1.0.3
Download Sites:Ruby-oci8: http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-oci8/
Oracle Instant Client: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html
Installation Instructions (for Windows):
  1. Download the Oracle Instant Client - Basic zip file: instantclient-basic-win32-11.1.0.6.0.zip.
  2. Create a directory for the Oracle Instant Client: 
    C:
mkdir \oracle
  3. Unzip the file instantclient-basic-win32-11.1.0.6.0.zip into the \oracle directory.
  4. Add the directory C:\oracle\instantclient_11_1 to the PATH environment variable.
  5. Download the file ruby-oci8-1.0.3-mswin32.rb from the ruby-oci8 download site.
  6. Install ruby-oci8 by executing the following Ruby command: 
    ruby ruby-oci8-1.0.3-mswin32.rb

by William Shaffer