Re: Where Oracle client looks for tnsnames.ora file ?

Hi Igor,

Set the variable TNS_ADMIN with the desired directory in the Win95/NT Registry. The registry session is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ORACLE.

bye

Geraldo Milagre Ferreira
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In article <36C6C753.A3CDBABA_at_mercury.co.il>,   Igor Karasik <ikar_at_mercury.co.il> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do anybody know about way to specify to Oracle client where look for
> tnsnames.ora file ?
>
> I know that by default Oracle client looks tnsnames.ora file in current
> directory and in
> $ORACLE_HOME/net80/admin, but I want to use tnsnames.ora
> from different place. (I have many different Oracle clients versions and
>
> I don't want to change tnsnames.ora in each installation)
>
> Please reply by E-Mail: ikar_at_usa.net
>
> Thanks, Igor
>
>

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