In addition, we will see how to configure the Oracle Instant Client, avoiding the local ‘installation’ of an Oracle database. As an example, we’ll show you how to access data from an ‘Oracle’ database. Learn about a free tool (Toad Freeware) that allows us to work with large databases. And it is from there that enters our tutorial today.

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