RE: DB Link Problem

And you need to wonder why I stay away from Adv Replication? Oracle needs to work on these bugs, er, I mean _features_ to make Adv. Rep. ready for primetime... <grin>

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Baumgartel [SMTP:treegarden_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:59 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: DB Link Problem
>
> Yes, setting GLOBAL_NAMES = FALSE will allow the DB link to work, but
> if you are using Advanced Replication, GLOBAL_NAMES must be set to TRUE
> and your DB links must conform to the requirement that it imposes.
>
> Paul Baumgartel
>
> --- Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil wrote:
> > set GLOBAL_NAMES to false from sql prompt and in the init.ora file.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Denham Eva [SMTP:EvaD_at_TFMC.co.za]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 7:03 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > Subject: DB Link Problem
> > >
> > > 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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