| How do I switch databases in Personal Edition [message #1356] |
Wed, 24 April 2002 05:46  |
Stefan
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Registered: November 2000
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I am quite an experienced Access user. Have been on an Oracle SQL Plus course. Installed Oracle 8i Personal Edition on my Windows 98 pc with the idea I would learn Oracle.
There seems to be so much documentation that it is very difficult to know where to start.
Have successfully created databases, started SQLPlus, got the Navigater running etc. But I just can not fathom out how I switch from the sample database to the databases I have created so that I can start using SQL to create my own tables etc. Am I missing something simple?
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| Re: How do I switch databases in Personal Edition [message #1368 is a reply to message #1356] |
Wed, 24 April 2002 07:55  |
Stefan
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Mahesh, thanks for your reply but I am still puzzled.
All the databases are installed on my local pc under the same home.
I can connect to the sample database without starting anything.
I have created new databases under the same home called 'test' and 'stefan'.
I am able to successfully start both 'test' and 'stefan' by going to the Windows Start>Programs>Oracle8>DatabaseAdministration>StartDatabase.
I can not find svrmgrl or controlpanel anywhere in the Oracle 8 program options nor in the documentation.
I did try typing svrmgrl at the dos prompt and got a SVRMGRL> prompt but I have no idea what to type.
Or do you mean when I start SQLPLUS in Windows, I get a prompt:
User id
Password
Host String
I usually leave the Host String blank, should I fill this in, with what?
Thanks for your help
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| Re: How do I switch databases in Personal Edition [message #1375 is a reply to message #1368] |
Wed, 24 April 2002 08:07 |
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Mahesh Rajendran
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Registered: March 2002
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yeah!.
since the database is installed in the same machine, you no need to give the service_name.
but when you want to connect to any one of them, you need to specify the service_name.
its been more than 4 years that i have worked with personal oracle. so i am not sure whether the following options are available with your version.
so go to the command promot.
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first identify and locate the initsid.ora that is used for the database stephen.
shutdown all the databases.
type svrmgrl
/* this opens only that particular database*/.
svrmgrl> startup open pfil='path of the initsid.ora for stefen';
/* use net8configuration assistent(gui) or edit tnsnames.ora to configure different service_name
for the two databases.
once it is done you can log to those database like
connect scott/tiger@test;
connect mahesh/mahesh@stefan;
svrmgrl is servermanager untility (almost like sql*plus) where we can issue standard sql statements to manage the databaase.
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