Message-Id: <10655.119834@fatcity.com> From: Amar Kumar Padhi Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:12:49 +0400 Subject: Database link giving ora-12663... This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03A8F.10915C30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="x-user-defined" Hi, I created a database link from Oracle 8i database to a 7.3.4.3.0 database as below: CREATE DATABASE LINK DB7_LINK CONNECT TO SCOTT IDENTIFIED BY TIGER USING 'DB7'; Database link created. -DESC EMP@DB7_LINK ERROR: ORA-12663: Services required by client not available on the server What does this error mean? Thanks, Amar 00-971-50-7883254 ts2017@emirates.com amar_padhi@hotmail.com amar_padhi@musclemail.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03A8F.10915C30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="x-user-defined" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Database link giving ora-12663...

Hi,
I created a database link from = Oracle 8i database to a 7.3.4.3.0 database as below:

CREATE DATABASE LINK DB7_LINK = CONNECT TO SCOTT IDENTIFIED BY TIGER USING 'DB7';

Database link created.

    -DESC = EMP@DB7_LINK
ERROR:
ORA-12663: Services required by = client not available on the server

What does this error = mean?

Thanks,
Amar
00-971-50-7883254
ts2017@emirates.com
amar_padhi@hotmail.com
amar_padhi@musclemail.com