Re: TNS Error

In article <utRd6.6417$Q94.145236_at_monolith.news.easynet.net>,   "Mark Day" <markday_at_hitachiseiki.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have recieved a trialware kit for Oracle8i Lite v4.0.0.2.0 for
> evaluation purposes.
> This has been installed onto a stand alone PC running win2000.
> My problem is that when I run SQL Plus 8.0 and logon as username:
 SCOTT
> and password: TIGER, I get an error message ORA-12203: TNS: Unable to
> connect to
> destination. I believe that as the installation is local I do not need
 a
> host string.
>
> Could anybody help with a resolution to this error so I can experiment
 with
> the default
> tables ie emp, dept, salgrade etc.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark Day.

Try setting your connect string to "2:"

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