RE: How to know if another database is running on the same machine?

You can

Lsnrctl
<status>

Will return a list of "running" databases on the server.

Bob

> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:18 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: How to know if another database is running on
> the same machine?
>
>
> v$database will always show one and only one database - the
> database to which the instance you are running the query
> against is attached. As for how to find out on Windows, I'll
> leave that to someone who knows Windows better than I.
>

-- 
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
-- 
Author: Bob Metelsky
  INET: bmetelsky_at_cps92.com

Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).