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Good evening,

I'm trying to figure out how to create a database+tablespace+user in Oracle 11g.

I've tried some tutorials, but nothing seems to work.

I cannot find Database Configuration Assistant either.

I'm running Windows 8 x64 with Oracle 11g R2, please tell me how I can do this task.

Thanks for all suggestions,

Alec Taylor

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  • Can you specify which tutorials/methods/commands tried?
    – Robert Durgin
    Oct 23, 2011 at 12:58

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I had no problems with a VirtualBox 4.14 Windows 8 preview VM and x64 Oracle 11gR2. Windows 8 Start Screen Database Configuration Assistant

My VM uses 40 GB Hard Disk. While installing it downloaded .Net Framework 3.51 I started with a fresh Windows 8 VM in VirtualBox 4.14 and installed guest additions and run Windows update once. Afterwards I installed Oracle and got the items below on my Start page.

I find the databasefiles of my new database Bk_W8 in C:\app\berndk\oradata\Bk_W8. That is the location I would use for additional tablespaces.

The rest can be done by scripts which can be executed by sqlplus from this machine or from another client and is not Windows 8 specific.

Edit:

By right-clicking on the item on the start page, via advanced | open file location I found the path to the start menu:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Oracle - OraDb11g_home1\Konfigurations- und Migrations-Tools

I guess you will find

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

the other is specific for a German Oracle installation.

To get access to the hidden C:\ProgramData folder see this link showing how to access folder options in Windows 8

Final hint: My VM currently uses 23 GB for the virtual hard disk.

OK I'm going to retry this with the Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2 (September 2011). But that takes some time.

Installation done: The is the Web interface of Oracle 11g XE in Windows 8

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For the question of creating addition databaseinstances: from this question on SO we learn, that it is not possible.

Creating tablespaces and users can be done using sqlplus. Which I found at C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\bin\sqlplus.exe.

Now going to remove that Virtual machine. I think there are better ways to learn Oracle.

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  • Maybe it's because I'm running "Oracle Database 11g Express Edition", that it doesn't show up?
    – A T
    Oct 11, 2011 at 8:03
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    Yes, there is no DBCA with XE.
    – Uwe Hesse
    Oct 11, 2011 at 8:18
  • Yes XE has no Database Configuration Assistant. I have an x86 Version of XE running in XP. It uses some WEB interface for Configuration. Without trying I can't predict how your version behaves under Windows 8. The next few days I have no resources to check that.
    – bernd_k
    Oct 11, 2011 at 8:19

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