Create a string local = <your service> in the registry in
hklm\software\oracle
and you don't need to specify a service anymore
Hth
--
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Dave Smith <dave_at_nospam.net> wrote in message
news:3856c58a_4_at_news3.prserv.net...
> I recently upgraded my laptop from Personal 7 to Personal 8. I can
connect
> and start the local database using SQL Plus by omitting the host string
and
> it loads the local database. I am having problems when supplying a host
> string from an application.
>
> On 7 I was able to use @2: as the shortname for the local database, this
> does not seem to work with 8. What happened to the shortname? What did
> they change it to, anybody know?? How does SQL Plus connect and start the
> database without a host string?
>
> Driving me nuts...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>
Received on Wed Dec 15 1999 - 12:34:50 CST
