Can I download only SQL Plus from the Oracle 10g CD?

Question

if yes how?

Answer 1

You can install Oracle 10g express edition and then disable any unneeded services. You can also delete unused content but beware since some content might be needed and you might oversee the dependencies (thus make sure that you have a backup).

Since such installation would be <100MB (mine is ~85MB with some extras) I guess that you should go for it and don't think about anything extra.

Answer 2

While I can't say so with absolute certainty, I'm pretty sure you can't execute SQL Plus without the Oracle IDE.

Answer 3

Hi - For the 10g database (and higher) you have to specify the password explicitly for the SYS and SYSTEM users. Also, SCOTT and the others are all locked. So if you forget your password you have one option .... If you have administrator rights on the Server where the database is installed, you need to regenerate the password file for the database: 1) Locate your $ORACLE_HOME/database directory and find the file called "PWD.ora" where is the name of your database SID. 2) Rename PWD. ora to PWD. ora.old 3) Create a new password file with orapwd.exe cmd> orapwd file= password= entries= where: file name of password file (mand) password password for SYS and INTERNAL (mand) entries maximum number of distinct DBA and OPERs (opt) There are no spaces around the equal-to (=) character, e.g. orapwd file=passwd.ora password=manager entries=10