Re: DB Link Problem

If using Replication, init.ora must have global_names=TRUE. So in that case you'd either want to execute 'alter session set global_names=FALSE' at connect time, or create the database link as 'create database link maxtest.tfmc.co.za ...'.

> Rodd Holman wrote:
>
> In your init<SID>.ora file add the following:
>
> global_names = FALSE
>
> Then it won't care. All it will want at that point is to have a
> correct and working tnsnames.ora entry in the USING clause of the
> dblink create statement.
>
> Rodd
>
> On Thu, 2002-03-14 at 07:03, Denham Eva wrote:
>
> Hello List,
>
> Have a problem,
> Oracle 817
> Win3K sp6
> Trying to create a DB link between the production and the
> test dbs.
>
> The db_link creates fine ( so it appears).
> However when you try to run a script to reference the other,
> I get
>
> select count(*) from workorder_at_maxie
> *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-02085: database link MAXIE connects to
> MAXTEST.TFMC.CO.ZA
>
> I checked out the manual, but it seems as thou I have
> created the link
> correctly.
> I also checked out metalink, which suggested changing the
> global_name with
> ALTER DATABASE RENAME global_name TO MAXTEST
> But this causes the following error:
> ORA-02019: connection description for remote database not
> found.
>
> Has anyone got any ideas? Is this a bug?
>
> TIA
> Denham
>
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