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Setting up Database Connection in SQL Developer Fails with Error "Status : Failure - Test Failed: No Ocijdbc12 In Java.library.path" (Doc ID 2419691.1)

Last updated on MARCH 03, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle SQL Developer - Version 18.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Environment
SQL Developer 18.2
Database 11.2.0.3.0
Windows 7

Problem
After upgrading SQL Developer from 4.2 to 18.2, receive the following error when trying to set up a database connection:

Status : Failure - Test Failed: no ocijdbc12 in java.library.path

Changes

Upgrade SQL Developer from 4.2 to 18.2.

Cause

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