Re: Oracle 7.3 and Delphi 2 under Netware 3.12: So close, yet so far...

Are you using SPX? If you are you need to use the Microsoft SPX driver, not the Novell.... This used to be the opposite, but with this version of Oracle the Microsoft driver works, and the Novell does not. (At least for my experience)

--Tony

Christian Kaas wrote:
>
> That error indicates a call to oracle's call interface when no valid
> connection is available !
> does sql*plus work !?
> are you using sql*net v1 or 2 spx/ipx protocol ?!
>
> On 21 Mar 1997 11:35:56 GMT, "Hossein Jelveh" <sia_at_siaspa.com> wrote:
>
> >We're trying to get a decent connection between our Oracle 7.3 server and
> >Delphi 2.01 clients, but are confronted with rather strange problems. The
> >problem is observed when want to use the Database Desktop to read a table
> >on the server. It connects just fine, but when it is about to open the
> >table, it comes up the error:
> >
> >ORA-03114 Error while trying to get text for error.
> >
> >I looked up the manuals and it just doesn't make any sense at all, because
> >the above error code corresponds to a case where there is no connection
> >between the server and the client. Can't be true, since I manage to see the
> >tables using Oracle's tools, and even under Delphi, using a table component
> >and a DBGrid!!
> >
> >I would be grateful if anyone could assist us in this problem.
> >
> >Hossein.
> >PS. Vendor DLL: ORA73.DLL (have even tried ORA72.DLL). TNSNAMES.ORA is also
> >properly set up. The server runs under Novell Netware 3.12 (all patches
> >have also been applied).
> >
>
> Christian Kaas
> Client/Server development and consulting
> Fax. 49-9129-5518
> Phone 49-9129-5508
Received on Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00:00 CST