Hi Chip, I am talking of log directory(N:\Oracle\Inventory\logs and not N:\Oracle\Inventory\components), where every Installer action is logged and not . This doesn't matter whether your Oracle.exe is replaced or not. All of your OUI actions will be logged with all the relevant information and typically the file names are of following format.
installActions2003-01-21_12-01-02PM.log So if you put little extra effort digging these files (depending on size, timestamp etc.) you can find out what is last activity you performed on what ORACLE_HOME and so the precise patch level is also available there... And that YP-ZP ................I mean XP, I would really hate to see a Oracle Database on that ;-)... Cheers, Rajesh -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:59 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L In the registry "My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\inst_loc" specifies the location of the inventory folder (defaults to C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory). Note: some Oracle patches do replace oracle.exe without using the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) so the inventory would have no record of the patch (e.g. 8.1.7.4.6). Inside the inventory folder, "Components" and "Patches" have folders for components installed by OUI. For example, my inventory folder contains these folders: N:\Oracle\Inventory\Components\oracle.server\8.1.7.0.0\1\resources N:\Oracle\Inventory\Components\oracle.server\9.0.1.1.1\1\resources N:\Oracle\Inventory\Components\oracle.server\9.2.0.1.0\1\resources N:\Oracle\Inventory\Patches\oracle.rdbms\8.1.7.4.1\1\resources N:\Oracle\Inventory\Patches\oracle.rdbms\9.0.1.4.0\1\resources N:\Oracle\Inventory\Patches\oracle.rdbms\9.2.0.2.1\1\resources Note: the version numbers (folder names) do match my OUI installation of Oracle servers and patches. When using Windows XP Pro, the properties of oracle.exe is interesting - the version displayed near the top is 0.0.0.0, yet the "File Version" near the bottom of the dialog box does display the correct version. Wonder how Windows XP Pro finds the correct version, while Windows 2000 Pro can't see it. Have Fun :) Rajesh Dayal wrote: >Hi Sunil, > The tragedy is that even if you logon to database, you may not find the precise >patch level from database. > The best location is orainventory/log directory. OK on MS machines >C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs. Go to this directory and check the latest log >file from this location. > >HTH, >Rajesh >-----Original Message----- >Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:09 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > >List, > >Can Oracle version be determined based on size of Oracle.EXE file on >Windows? >I am looking for a valid way of determining the patch level without having >to log onto the database and check >v$instance. > >appreciate any feedback. > >Sunil Nookala >Dell Corp. >Austin, TX. > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >-- >Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Chip INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rajesh Dayal INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
