Re: LOCAL registry variable for 8.1.6

Hi.

What has always worked for me is to just set environment variables. So this is a regedt32.exe - free solution. If you start sqlplusw.exe from the command line (or use a batch file to launch it)
then you don't have to login at all, e.g.:

REM file start_sqlplusw.bat
set ORACLE_SID=EMSDEV
start /B /I sqlplusw.exe system/manager
exit
REM end of file start_sqlplusw.bat

that will get you in.
of course, it also means that you have a username/password sitting there in clear text.
Then again, if you're running NT, its not like you're worried about security, anyway.

note: this assumes that you have not created an environment variable in the system applet.
You can set the default ORACLE_SID by creating an environment variable. depending upon if you're running NT or W2K, this will vary somewhat.

Any more MS stuff posted to this list, and I'm afraid of being branded "assimilated", so email me if you need details as to how to add an environment variable (only per user).

hth,

Paul

Balakrishnan Subramanian wrote:

> For somereason, the developers want to set LOCAL registry variable
> (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / ORACLE / LOCAL) to development database.
> Basically they dont want to type the hoststring in a sql*plus
> userid/password dialog box. It works fine with SQL*Plus 3.3, SQL*Plus 8.0.5
> but not in SQL*Plus 8.1.5, it gives me "ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter
> error".
>
> Any help is highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bala.
>
> --
> Author: Balakrishnan Subramanian
> INET: bala.subramanian_at_wcom.com
>
> Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051
> San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
> to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Received on Thu Aug 31 2000 - 22:05:44 CDT