Message-Id: <10620.117068@fatcity.com> From: Leng Kaing Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:51:28 +1100 Subject: NT: Installing 7.3.4 after 8.1.6??? Guys, I should be home watching the Olympics as it happens, but something came up the last minute. So here I am dealing with ClearQuest. Apparently ClearQuest 2000 needs SQL*Net 2 drivers and Oracle 7 utilities. Problem is that I had Oracle 8.1.6 installed first. There's no earlier version of Oracle on my PC. So I went ahead and installed SQL*Net 2 into a new home. But ClearQuest won't connect. There's no intelligible error message. It's been masked by one of the clever developers to say - can't determine db or some crap. Damn, just give me the full ORA errors will ya. Anyone in Rational doing this, please stop it. I want to see the real error. ORA-12452 , can't find ora734.dll. Whatever. Just hit me with it baby. We're big enough to handle it. Thnking that I may need the Oracle 7 Utilities as stated in their manuals, I tried to install it. But Oracle Installer complains. It can't install it into either the Oracle 7 nor the 8i homes! Anyhow, I can connect via SQL*Plus 2 and other tools but not ClearQuest. Next I tried to muck about with the So in the end I gave I uninstalled both Oracle 8I and 7. Cleaned up registry entries and started again. This time with the oracle 7 first. Then 8i and what do you know, ClearQuest works! *&%^#$ I'm very annoyed today. Firstly, why does ClearQuest need such an old version of SQL*Net?? 2ndly, why do I need to install Oracle 7 before Oracle 8I? Argh! Ok, I've had enough for now. Hoping to catch the opening ceremony when I get home in 1/2 hr. Have a good weekend all! Leng. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Leng M Kaing Email: leng.kaing@hancorp.com.au Tel: 9843-8440 Fax: 9843-8590 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************