Getting Sqldeveloper 19.1 64-bit working with instantclient_12_2 on Windows enterprise PC without admin privileges?

Question

I\'ve installed Sqldeveloper Version 19.1 64-bit Version on an enterprise PC with Win7-64bit.

It works fine with embedded jdbc-client, but I need to get it working u

Answer 1

Without admin privileges and no permission to change your %PATH% env permanently, you only need to install the whole directory somewhere and add a .BAT file, that changes environment temporarily before calling SQL-Developer.

1. Install complete SQL-Developer e.g. in C:\myprogs\sqldeveloper
2. Install instant-client somewhere, e.g. in C:\myprogs\instantclient_12_2
3. Create .BAT file, e.g. C:\myprogs\sqldeveloper\startsqldev.bat with following content:

set PATH=C:\myprogs\instantclient_12_2;%PATH%
REM start sqldeveloper
"C:\myprogs\sqldeveloper\sqldeveloper.exe"

It works for versions > 20 as well ;-)