Last: "Dblink doesn't work" - problem has solved

Bill Despeaux wrote:

> Dmitry,
>
> When you say the link "doesn't work", do you mean that the "create database
> link..."
> statement failed or that a subsequent attempt to use the link fails?
>
> The reason I mention the difference is because I had a similar problem with
> links
> going from O8 database to O7 databases. I was able to create the links in
> the Oracle 8 database ok (using SQL*Plus), but couldn't describe the remote
> tables.
> I'm not at work, so I don't have the exact error code in front of me.
>
> As it turned out, Oracle does not support "describes" going from O8 to O7
> in SQL*Plus.
> Everything else worked fine. I was able to select/insert/update/delete -
> just couldn't
> do a describe. There was a bit of discussion in one of the Metal Link
> forums on it
> where Oracle admits that SQL*Plus does not support this.
>
> Bill.

It was just sqlplus, what you wrote. I followed your advice and it worked !!! Many thanks, Bill.

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