This is a much more helpful message , especially given that oerr is not
available on all operating systems - NT being the prime example
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Brian" <blahbconsulted_at_home.com> wrote in message
news:vyKO5.16061$Y6.5549465_at_news1.mntp1.il.home.com...
> Have you been successful connecting to the database before?
>
> If not, you may not have your tns names file setup correctly.
>
> -Brian
>
> Zhang, Leon Lin <leonz_at_gdc.lucent.com> wrote in message
> news:3A0B6681.5BA591C1_at_gdc.lucent.com...
> > "J. K." wrote:
> > >
> > > HI
> > >
> > > I run sqlplus scott/tiger, and I got an error message as:
> > > ERROR:
> > > ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name.
> > > Do I miss something?
> > > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Would you like to try the Oracle command "oerr" with the following
format.
> > "oerr ORA 12154"
> > The Oracle system will give you the on-line cause and action
description.
> >
> > Leon
>
>
Received on Fri Nov 10 2000 - 08:26:56 CST
