Questions of a new user -- Unable to create a database with Oracle 8 Enterprise Evaluation

Greetings:

Since I'm very new to this, please bear with me.

I've downloaded the latest evaluation copy of Oracle 8 enterprise version for Windows NT so I can test it with our application through JDBC. I tried to create a new database (both typical and custom) through the Oracle Database assistant. Each time it attempts to create a database, I get this error:

ORA-12203: TNS:unable to connect to destination

I try to connect make a connection internal, but it will not accept any passwords, not even the ones I supplied when I tried to create the databases. Also, when I installed the Oracle 8 Enterprise evaluation, I never got a prompt asking me to set up a oracle admin account (which I was expecting since other RDBMS programs like DB2 and Sybase always asked me for one).

No matter what I do and even if I follow the documentation step by step, I still can't seem to create a simple database for me to test with my company's application. I desperately need help to get this running for our company has clients who are clamoring for this.

Thank you very much for your help.

Regards,

Keith Olivares
Javelin Technologies, Inc. Received on Tue May 25 1999 - 15:21:47 CDT