ORACLE.txt

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1. Download instantclient-basic and instantclient-devel, 32bit or 64bit 
   accordingly to your OS, from: 
   https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/instant-client/downloads/index.html
   
2a. if you have a .deb system, do:
   > sudo apt install alien
   > sudo alien -dc PACKAGE.rpm
   Do it for every rpm downloaded
   Install the .deb generated by alien (double-clicking them, or use gdebi or 
   dpkg)

2b. if you have an rpm system, simply install the rpms downloaded

3. pip3 install cx_Oracle

4. open oracle_env.sh included in the EWA sources, change the oracle 
   client version and copy it where you want

5. source the file when you want to use EWA with Oracle. For example:

   > source oracle_env.sh
   > python3 ewa.py --config my_oracle_table.ini
   
   If you use another shell tab or you close and reopen the shell, you have to
   resource the oracle_env.sh file

6. See README.txt for using it.

7. Bye!
   
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1. Download instantclient-basic from Oracle site. Make sure to download the 
   32bit or 64 bit, accordingly to your OS and Python:
   https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/instant-client/downloads/index.html
   
   If you see, under the link to instantclient-basic, there's a link to 
   Microsoft Visual Studio Redistributable. You have to follow it and download 
   and install the version suggested by Oracle

3. extract the instantclient-basic folder where you want

3. add to the PATH the client folder

4. See README.txt for using it

5. Bye!