Re: DBMS_ALERT on NT 4.0

From: Rune Wemberg <rwemberg_at_online.no>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:24:47 +0000
Message-ID: <36CEFDEF.BE102D1D@online.no>

This seems to be an well known error. Bug #633547. I downloaded the latest patch on Oracle Enterprise from the Oracle Web Support page. The bug is Windows NT spesific, which is why my program did work at Solaris and not on NT. And now everything is working!!!! ;-)

Rune Wemberg

Rune Wemberg wrote:

> I have installed Oracle Enterprise v8.0.4.0.0 on a server running
> Windows NT 4.0
> Servicepack 3. I have run the catproc.sql and given the users the
> neccesary grants.
>
> I am trying to send an alert by typing execute
> dbms_alert.signal('MY_ALERT',null)
> on the sql prompt, but the client application never receives the signal.
> I know
> the client application is working since I have run it on another NT
> machine
> and connecting to a database on a unix server. The server has the same
> version of Oracle.
>
> What have I missed? Do I have to do anything special to get alerts
> working
> on Windows NT 4.0 vs on a Solaris server?
>
> Rune Wemberg
Received on Sat Feb 20 1999 - 12:24:47 CST