Re: Database Link between Oracle8 and Oracle 7.3

Nicolas Bronke <news_at_TRINITY.de> wrote: 374c1df1_at_news.uk.ibm.net...
> I have some trouble creating (using) a database link between both
databases.
>
> If I create a database link from my oracle 7.3 database to my oracle 8
> database, everthing works as expected.
>
> But if I try to create a database link from my Oracle 8 database to
another
> (it does no matter whether the other is Oracle 8 or Oracle 7.3) I receive
> the errormessage ORA-2085, which means create a database link with the
same
> name as the database to which connects.
>
> Curious?
>
> I use the command like
>
> create public database link TEST
> connect to TESTUSER identified by PASSWORD using 'TEST';
>
> Therefore if I use the command connect testuser/password_at_test everything
> works fine but not the database link.
>
> What do I wrong? Any hints? Thank you for that.
>
> Btw: All database runs under NT 4.0 with TCP/IP.
>
> Kind regards
> Nicolas Bronke
>
>
>

Hi Nicolas,

maybe it's a SQL-Net problem
check your TNSNAMES.ORA in \ORACLE_HOME\NET80\ADMIN. I think the 8.0-Server uses the TNSNAMES.ORA in that NET80- directory.

Bye Uli Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 14:24:12 CDT