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Re: Silent install of Net8 CA ??!

From: Julien <julien.palayodan_at_smpm.fr>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:49:25 +0200
Message-ID: <c4jugs$t23$1@biggoron.nerim.net>

"tojo" <Tojo_at_hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message news: MPG.1ad79466884877609896e6_at_news.t-online.de...
> In article <c4jpn6$q7l$1_at_biggoron.nerim.net>, julien.palayodan_at_smpm.fr
> says...
> >
> > "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> a écrit dans le message news:
> > mf9bc.287$B16.99_at_edtnps89...
> > > Julien wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thank you for your interest to my problem.
> > > > How can I test NetCA and launch it alone in silent mode ?
> > > >
> > > (Why, oh why, do you top-post?)
> > >
> > > Why do you want to install NetCA in any case?
> > >
> > > Why, when you say you want to do a silent install of your 8.1.7
client,
> > are
> > > you even trying to propogate the listener - which is a server config?
> > >
> > > The main purpose of NetCA is to create one or more of (tnsnames.ora,
> > > sqlnet.ora, listener.ora and a few others). It is not unreasonable to
> > > create a master of the correct (client-related) *.ora files and copy
> > > it/them the client. Or even create it by hand. Or better yet, use
onames
> > > or oid/ldap and avoid creating dedicated tnsnames files. (After
having
> > > read the Net8 documentation at http://docs.oracle.com)
> > >
> > > I'm so confused ... why are you doing this?????
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ok, there is a problem.
> > My server with Oracle 8i works perfectly.
> >
> > I want to configure new clients (Intel PC with WinXP Pro) to connect to
my
> > Oracle database.
> > So, I've downloaded Oracle client 8.1.7 on Oracle web site.
> > (last link on this page :
> > http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/oracle8i/htdocs/winsoft.html)
> >
> > Next, I've made a silent install for this package, it works perfectly
(on
> > NT4, it don't want to
> > start on XP computers but it's another subject...).
> > After installed the client I had to configure them to connect to my
server
> > !! isn't it ?
> > So, I think it's the listener configuration, no ? maybe I should say
Net8
> > configuration ?
> >
> > I'd like to silently configure the connection to the server !
> > How can I make ?
> >
> > If you are an oracle expert (maybe ?), do you know why the setup
> > (.\install\win32\ normal, not
> Configuring new clients does not involve a listener configuration. The
> listener is a server component. You have to distribute copies of
> tnsnames.ora (and possibly sqlnet.ora) that contain information for
> connecting to the server. I'm not sure a silent install of Net8 can do
> this for you. You can also write a short setup script (InstallShield,
> WISE, or just a batch file) that runs silently and makes the tnsnames
> entries for you.

>
> -- Tom

That's what I've done, copying the tnsnames.ora. I think it will works on next installations.

I've renamed the symcjit.dll too because my XP Pro was not aggree with it !

Evrything work perfectly.

Thx all ! Received on Fri Apr 02 2004 - 08:49:25 CST

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