Re: problem with CREATE DATABASE LINK

From: <tshbedford_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 14:19:23 GMT
Message-ID: <91qf54$54$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <91q9ch$res$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   Lev Smirnov <leo_at_dionis.sura.com.ru> wrote:
> In article <91q67a$pa9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> tshbedford_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > In article <91q51k$og6$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> > Lev Smirnov <leo_at_dionis.sura.com.ru> wrote:
> > > In article <91q3co$n9r$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> > > tshbedford_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I must be doing something stupid. I can access a table on
 another
 PC
> > > > from SQL*Plus by typing 'connect scott/tiger @OtherPC'.
 Then 'SELECT
 *
> > > > FROM tablename' shows the expected results.
> > > > I want to do a search of a table on my PC with data taken from
 the
 table
> > > > on the other PC but I can't get a link to work. I can only ever
> > > > seem to be connected to one database or the other. Typing CREATE
> > > > DATABASE LINK linkname USING 'connect scott/tiger @OtherPC' says
 the
> > > > link is created but doing a 'SELECT * FROM tablename_at_linkname'
 it
 says
> > > > ORA-12154 :TNS:could not resolve service name.
> > > >
> > > > I'm an Oracle newbie, could someone tell me exactly what's
 wrong.
 Is
> > > > anything to do with both Oracle copies being Personal Edition?
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > Try this:
> > > CREATE DATABASE LINK linkname CONNECT TO scott IDENTIFIED BY tiger
> > > USING OtherPC.
> > >
> > > If the GLOBAL_NAMES parameter is set to TRUE, linkname should
 matches
> > > the global name of your remote database.
> > >
> > > Lev Smirnov
> > > Brainbench MVP for Oracle Admin
> > > http://www.brainbench.com
> > >
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> > >
> > How do I find out what GLOBAL_NAMES is set to? And how do I change
 it?
> > Both databases have the default ORCL name. Surely that can't be the
> > problem.
> > I tried the '.....USING otherPC' command but get back 'Not
 connected'.
> >
> > Tim
> >
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> >
> If you can select from v$parameter view then:

>

> SELECT value FROM v$parameter WHERE name='global_names';

>

> or you can check your initORCL.ora file.

>

> Lev Smirnov
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I can't. And gloabl names isn't mentioned in initORCL.ora. Is the view literally called "v$parameter"

Tim

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