Re: Oracle Reports and forms cant find my database

When I start forms I click connect. A logon screen appears. I logon with scott/tiger.
Then: ORA-01034 Oracle not available.

Logging on with SQL-plus is OK. ORACLE NET8 Easy config also OK. All programs (forms 6/reports6/Oracle8i) are fresh installed. At installation I had a problem.
During setup I had to specify my home dir. Oracle would not accept his own default (Oracle\ora81). Choosing default stopped installation with a registry error. Uninstalling en installing again with as dir Oracle was acceptable. This deliverd a succesfull installation. Programm runs OK. But no loggin on onto database.
Someone in Oracle newsgroup suggested ODBC connection. Is this an option? slow?

Please help.

Thanks.

Roelof

"frank" <fbortel_at_home.nl> schreef in bericht news:39EF3FDF.11C05D27_at_home.nl...
> And stop x-posting - I just asked the same question in another ng
>
> Niall Litchfield wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Forms and reports go into a different oracle home than ythe database. I
> > therefore would expect that your tnsnames file for forms/reports does
 not
> > include a correct alias for your db. If this is not the cas eplease
 could
> > you respond with the exact error message I'd expect something like
> > ORA-012505 and a description.
> > --
> > Niall Litchfield
> > Oracle DBA
> > Audit Commission UK
> > "Roelof" <pit_at_wxs.nl> wrote in message
> > news:aZlH5.21360$%e4.413212_at_amoeba1.srv.nld.sonera.net...
> > > I have a problem. Oracle 8i Persanal is running OK. I installed
 reports
 and
> > > forms. When I try to log on to my database with those programs they
 say
> > > "Oracle is not running". But in the same time I can see my tables with
 SQL
> > > plus.
> > >
> > > I am a newbie, please help me.
> > >
> > > Tnx.
> > >
> > > Roelof
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
Received on Thu Oct 19 2000 - 15:19:52 CDT