Re: Personal Oracle - WIN95 how to connect

From: Darren Smith <dsmith_at_nospamming.au.oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:31:42 +0800
Message-ID: <381012DD.8E737C4D@nospamming.au.oracle.com>

Ive had the same problem. Do you have more than one tnsnames.ora files on your system? They should be in sync

"Karen G." wrote:

> I have Personal Oracle 7 for Windows 95 installed on my laptop and
> have sucessfully imported a 7.3 dump file exported by a NT machine. I can
> see the tables and data in the 'Personal Oracle Navigator'. All this is
> in an attempt to have the database I usually 'play with' at work on my
> home laptop for an all-in=one setup for plane flights etc...
> Now here comes the troubles...I have the 16 bit client installed (
> we run an old 16 bit app ) which allows me to connect to the 7.3 database
> at work (configured via SQL Net Easy Config). I can TNSPING the Tcp-
> loopback connection from both the 16bit and WIN95 TNSPINGS. But that old
> 16bit app that runs on this laptop against the NT Oracle hangs ( have to
> CTRL/ALT/DEL ) on startup right where it connects to the database.
> Any ideas? Seems the 16bit driver is messing up
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. PS I can't install NT on
> this laptop.

Darren Smith
Oracle Australia Received on Fri Oct 22 1999 - 02:31:42 CDT