Install Oracle Client - Intergraph Smart Materials - Version 2020 (10.0) - Installation & Upgrade - Hexagon

Make sure that Framework 4.7.2 is installed before you launch the Oracle client installation. Otherwise, the Oracle client will not be registered in the Framework GAC (Global Assembly Cache). See Install Smart Materials Portal.

Install the Oracle client version V979518-01.

1. Open the Client folder and double-click setup.exe.

2. Select Administrator and click Next.

   

3. In the Select Product Languages window, select English, click , and click Next.

4. In the Oracle Home User Selection window, select Use Windows Built-in Account, and click Next.

5. Click Next.

   If you want to change the Oracle base or software location, click Browse and select another directory.

6. In the Summary window, click Install.

7. When the installation is finished, click Close.

Register Oracle.DataAccess.dll

After you finished Oracle client installation, you must manually register the Oracle.DataAccess.dll to Global Assembly Cache (GAC).

1. Open a Command Prompt window as administrator.

2. Type the command to navigate to the ODP.NET folder, which is in the Oracle installation location:

   cd <Oracle installation drive>\<Oracle installation folder>\product\18.x.x\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4

   For example:

   cd D:\Oracle18\product\18.x.x\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4

3. To register the dll, type the command:

   oraprovcfg /action:gac /providerpath:<Oracle Installation Drive>\<Oracle installation folder>\product\18.x.x\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4\Oracle.DataAccess.dll

   For example:

   oraprovcfg /action:gac /providerpath:D:Oracle18\product\18.x.x\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4\Oracle.DataAccess.dll