Re: Ping

From: David Sisk <davesisk_at_ipass.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 03:46:28 GMT
Message-ID: <oafZ.12$bB6.798968@news.ipass.net>

There is a TNSPING db_alias, however it returns an OK if the listener is running, not necessarily the database instance.

Regards,
Dave

vivekus_at_hotmail.com wrote in message <6h2qlk$6av$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Hi folks,
>Is there an equivalent of Ping for Oracle database? If yes, what are the
>parameters needed for this? I'm writing a small utility in 'C' (on Windows
95)
>which will "ping" the server and tell me its state.
>Thanks, Vivek
>
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Received on Wed Apr 15 1998 - 22:46:28 CDT