Re: Can't desc a table thru a db link

In article <922980280.4562snx_at_aleytys.pc.my>,   philip_at_aleytys.pc.my wrote:
> In article <7du3il$i7b$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com> aschexna_at_my-dejanews.com writes:
>
> >I have 2 instances running - a 7.3.2 called PROD and a 7.3.3 called DEV with
> >a dblink from DEV to PROD. I recently upgraded DEV to 8.0.5. But now when I'm
> >on DEV, I can select * from xxx_at_PROD and see the data just fine, but I cannot
> >do a desc xxx_at_PROD. I get an error ORA-12663: Services required by client not
> >available on server.
>
> I thought this was fixed in 8.0.3?
>
> Try desc "xxx"@PROD
>
> Philip
>
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desc "xxx"@PROD didn't work.

-Andy

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