also look in the registry......oracle has a nasty habit of leaving stuff in
the registry
"Geraint Williams" <geraint.williams_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:9Wx_6.8711$J91.175841_at_bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Check under in the NT services to see if the service with this name as you
> wish to use still exists. It'll be called something like "oralceDBNAME
> service".
> If it does, then use the "oradim" program to remove it.
> I don't know the synatx off the top of my head, but it'll be something
like
> "oradim -DELETE -SID DBNAME"
> You can run "oradim -?" or something of that nature to get the exact
syntax.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Cheers,
> Geraint.
>
>
> "emiliosciacca" <emiliosciacca_at_inwind.it> wrote in message
> news:%or_6.3082$G35.22583_at_news2.tin.it...
> > Thanks for your help.
> > I deleted the files and now I have the space. Unfortunately I cannot
create
> > a database with the same name of the one I deleted, because It says that
the
> > name already exists. How to work this out?
> > Emilio
> >
> > Geraint Williams <geraint.williams_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > zic_6.529$J91.48075_at_bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 28 2001 - 22:02:05 CDT
