Re: Please Help with Database

From: Bill Magee - Associated Software <bill_at_nospam.assocsoftware.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:13:18 +0000
Message-ID: <NGexWKAeV6l6Ew5V@assocsoftware.demon.co.uk>

Have you started the TNS listener?

(Your installation may be different but something like.... C:\Oracle\Ora81\BIN\lsnrctl.exe)

Start the database
Start the listener as above

HTH
Bill

In article <3a91ad1a_2_at_news01.one.net.au>, satyam <tanarivs_at_hotmail.com> writes
>Hi
>I am very new to Oracle. I have installed Personal Oracle version 8.0.6 on
>windows 98 on my PC.When I enter scott,tiger
>I can't open the database.It gives error like " ORA - 12203 : TNS: Unable to
>connect destination." I am trying to fix this problem since last 2
>months.Some one suggested me to post it here.
>
>I am really no idea how to configure to access into Database.I would like to
>practice PL-SQL. So could any one help me what could be the problem, how to
>proceed by step by step.
>
>I really appreciate if the guys like you to help me by spending some time
>for this poor guy.
>
>Thank you in advance
>
>Satya
>satti_at_start.com.au
>
>
Received on Sat Feb 24 2001 - 06:13:18 CST