Re: Oracle Designer: Connect string

From: Robbert van der Hoorn <removetheXinR.Xvanderhoorn_at_osait.nl>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:06:35 +0200
Message-ID: <44b824a5$0$31638$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

"Jens Lenge" <spampot_at_gmx.net> wrote in message news:1152862001.548362.8190_at_b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hello world,
>
> when I try to make Oracle Designer connect to a database, it will ask
> for username, password, and some strange "connect string".
>
> While I do know the host IP, port number, and SID of the database, I
> have no idea what the "connect string" must look like.
>
> Who can help?
>
> Jens
>

Find your TNSNAMES.ORA filie in [oracle_designer_home]\network\admin Somewhere there should be an entry like
ABC = ....... pointing to your designer database. Just use this entry ABC (whatever is there..) as connect string. This should work.

TIA Robbert Received on Fri Jul 14 2006 - 18:06:35 CDT