On windows
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1)
C:\>echo %ORACLE_HOME%
%ORACLE_HOME%
C:\>
C:\>SET ORACLE_HOME=G:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1
C:\>
C:\>echo %ORACLE_HOME%
G:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>SET ORACLE_SID=+ASMHALIM
C:\>echo %ORACLE_SID%
+ASMHALIM
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>echo %ORACLE_HOME%
G:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>SQLPLUS /NOLOG
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Oct 10 16:15:19 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL>
2)
RUN----->CMD----->regedit------>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOMEID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ALL_HOMES
ON LINUX/UNIX
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1) $env | grep ORACLE_HOME
$env | grep ORACLE_BASE
#env | grep ORACLE_SID
2) $ echo $ORACLE_HOME
for setting ORACLE_HOME
$ export ORACLE_HOME=