Re: Problem w/ Powerbuilder/Oracle interface

Thank you for the reply. I checked with our PB developers confirmed that SQLCA.DBMS is set to O73. Anything else? Are there possibly any PB related registry settings that could be biting us?

In article <3738ba73.0_at_news.cadvision.com>,   "Terry Dykstra" <tdykstra_at_cfol.ab.ca> wrote:
> Looks like PB is configured to use the OR8 driver. Change the
SQLCA.DBMS
> setting to O73.
>
> --
> Terry Dykstra (TeamPS)
> Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
> Ed Stevens wrote in message <7ha27q$htl$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> > Subject: Problem w/ Powerbuilder/Oracle interface
> >
> >I am posting this to both Oracle and Powerbuilder related groups.
> >
> >In our configuration, we have a mix of O7 and O8 databases running on
> >NT4.0 servers. SQLNet client software resides on Novell departmental
> >file servers, and is the version that shipped with O7 – we have not
> >converted SQLNet clients to O8. Win-NT desktops have their Oracle
> >registry settings set referring to the oracle_home directory on the
> >departmental servers.
> >
> >After a mis-guided attempt by a contractor to install some O8
software
> >on one of the departmental file servers, our Powerbuilder developers
> >have been having problems. When they try to get Powerbuilder to
connect
> >to an Oracle db, they get a pop-up that says:
> >
> >“PB050.EXE unable to locate DLL. The dynamic link library NL80.DLL
> >could not be found in the specified path …”
> >
> >I know the PB050.exe is a Powerbuilder file, be we also know that
> >NL80.DLL is an Oracle8 file – it is located in the oracle_home\bin
> >directory on one of our servers that was built as a pure Ora8
machine.
> >Our question is what could be causing our developer’s machines to be
> >trying call it? This does not occur on a typical user’s desktop, but
> >from what I can see, the developer’s machines are not configured any
> >differently, since the defining item is the registry settings
defining
> >the location of the Oracle files. That is the same for everyone.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Ed Stevens
> >(Opinions are not necessarily those of my
> >employer)
> >
> >
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Ed Stevens
(Opinions are not necessarily those of my employer)

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