Re: oracle discoverer problem

And Developer too.

I now install an 'old' Oracle client first, even if the client has no tools, just
in case they get some.

Yosi

"Reardon, Bruce (CALBBAY)" wrote:

> Hi Joe,
>
> I don't know for sure but I'll take a guess that Discoverer 3.1.36.6 is not
> multiple homes compliant on NT.
>
> If this is the case, then what I would do is
> 1) backup your Oracle registry tree & other stuff
> 2) Clean your NT machine of Oracle
> 3) Install Discoverer first - it will go into the default Oracle home, but
> you can still give it a OFA name & dir structure if your want.
> 4) Then install 816
>
> I have used this approach to install 7.3.4 client tools and Oracle 816 on
> the same machine.
> Similar steps had to be followed with earlier Designer versions.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Saturday, 13 January 2001 13:25
>
> Oracle 8.1.6 exists on Windows NT Environment.
>
> Trying to install Oracle Discoverer Administration Edition Version
> 3.1.36.6.0 on the same machine.
>
> got it installed and it hosed up oracle.
>
> it appears when trying to install it, it doesnt want to install in the
> orahome81 place and it wont install in its own home.
>
> so i surfed the web and found a thing about too many .rgs files, so i
> renamed the one in the ora81 directory(i think it was under orainst) and
> poof got it installed but it hosed up oracle 8.1, sqlplus and svrmgrl
> both would dr watson out.
>
> reinstalled the oracle software and now discoverer is not found,
> cache-22.
>
> anyone have any luck with this?
>
> thanks, joe
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> Author: Reardon, Bruce (CALBBAY)
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Thanks,

Yosi


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