Hi all,
I am new at Oracle and am trying to install a working version.
So far I have installed Oracle 11G, R2: files win64_11gR2_database_1of2 and win64_11gR2_database_2of2 (dowlnloaded from the Oracle site)
My machine has Windows 7, 64 bit
Maybe some background information to clarify what I'm doing (and have done):
Installation (as administrator) ran OK (after changing PATH temporarily)
I can run SQL Plus but would like to work with SQL Developer.
At first I could not start this because Oracle couldn't find a .bat file.
On internet I found a way to work around it by changing the target to "D:\app\Hein\product\11.2.0\dbhome\sqldeveloper\sqldeveloper\bin\sqldeveloperW.exe"
This meant changing the existing last part from sqldeveloper.exe to sqldeveloperW.exe (with an extra W).
This brought me a step closer.
Now I can (begin to) start SQL Developer.
However: it stops with the message "Unable to find java virtual machine".
The complete text: "Unable to find java virtual machine. To point to a location of a java virtual machine, please refer to the Oracle 9i developer install guide (jdev\install.html)"
The file mentioned, I cannot find. I am also surprised that a reference to Oracle 9i shows up.
Searching internet for a solution only gives me old answers, from previous Oracle versions. I don't thing these answers (to the same question) apply (I may be mistaking)
I have installed java (jdk-8u60-windows-x64.exe, also from the site)
I have tried many things to point to a java virtual machine, so much that it's not clear to me anymore all the things I've done (sorry).
Before I mess up completely: is there a way to get SQL Developer started and working?
Thanks in advance
Hein