RE: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server

I beleave intelligent agent requires tnsnames.ora also.

Alex Hillman

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Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:47 AM
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On Sunday 13 May 2001 18:51, Mohan, Ross wrote:
> Sounds like client-based Forms would be OK with ONS, then.
>
> Or, izzit?

Forms 5 wouldn't work on Solaris with ONS.

I'm not sure about forms 6 or 6i.

MetaBlink is stuck right now or I'd try and verify this through support.

Jared

>
> - ross
> ( i won't FedEx you a burger, but write yerself a raincheck)
>
> || -----Original Message-----
> || From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
> || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:50 PM
> || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
> ||
> ||
> ||
> || Ross,
> ||
> || What I was referring to was using Oracle Forms directly on
> || Unix, *not* through iAS. iAS takes care of that stuff for
> || you.
> ||
> || Lesse, I tried using forms 5.x on Solaris a couple of years
> || ago, and much to my dismay found that tnsnames.ora was
> || *required* in order to connect to a database. This was
> || on a box that worked just fine with ORANAMES when
> || connecting via sqlplus or Perl.
> ||
> || Reports had the same problem.
> ||
> || I was troubleshooting some forms of the 6i variety on Solaris
> || a few months ago, and since I still had the tnsnames.ora setup
> || on that box from the previous go round with forms, I honestly
> || don't know if Forms 6i required it or not.
> ||
> || The trouble shooting was in native forms mode on Solaris 2.6,
> || though the forms were moved to another box and run in iAS,
> || which functioned just fine with ORANAMES.
> ||
> || I don't have ORANAMES setup here at home or I would try
> || and test this here.
> ||
> || Jared
> ||
> || On Friday 11 May 2001 10:45, Mohan, Ross wrote:
> || > Jared,
> || >
> || > You may have just earned yourself a dinner. (And I
> || > promise you will not receive it the way you did my
> || > $0.02 recently ;-)
> || >
> || > Can you tell me more...alot more would be grand...about
> || > how Forms needs tnsnames?
> || >
> || > *thanks*
> || >
> || > Ross
> || >
> || > || -----Original Message-----
> || > || From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
> || > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:43 PM
> || > || To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com; Mohan, Ross
> || > || Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
> || > ||
> || > ||
> || > ||
> || > || Somewhat of a pain to setup for the first time, for sure.
> || > ||
> || > || But after you get it implemented, you will never want to
> || > || go back.
> || > ||
> || > || One caveat: There is a fair amount of software around
> || > || that *requires* tnsnames.ora or it won't work. Oracle
> || > || Forms on unix comes to mind. Yes, Oracle's own software
> || > || does not fully utilize names.
> || > ||
> || > || This is a minor problem when compared to the benefits though.
> || > ||
> || > || Jared
> || > ||
> || > || On Friday 11 May 2001 10:50, Mohan, Ross wrote:
> || > || > if the "tedious"ness exceeds your perception of the
> || > ||
> || > || difficulty, do Names.
> || > ||
> || > || > if not, not.
> || > || >
> || > || > In my very limited experience, a truly robust,
> || > ||
> || > || well-managed Names service
> || > ||
> || > || > is great, but takes some work to set up, test, and document.
> || > || >
> || > || > YMMV
> || > || >
> || > || > || -----Original Message-----
> || > || > || From: Johnson Poovathummoottil [mailto:joni_65_at_yahoo.com]
> || > || > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:15 PM
> || > || > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || > || > || Subject: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
> || > || > ||
> || > || > ||
> || > || > || There is another thread going on about no database on
> || > || > || a single server, I have another question to ask.
> || > || > ||
> || > || > || We have nearly 30 databases across Sun and Win 2000
> || > || > || Platforms. We are finding it tedious to keep track of
> || > || > || tnsnames.ora. While looking out for a solution we hit
> || > || > || at ORACLE Names server. I hear it is going to give way
> || > || > || to ORACLE Internet directory. But after reading a
> || > || > || little I think using either would be too much of a
> || > || > || kill for the problem.
> || > || > ||
> || > || > || Any opinions?
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