You may also need to configure the listener service to listen for the SID
and be sure the listener is running. When you create a service alias in
Net8, you specify the IP port of the listener on the server which is
listening for requests for the SID to which you want to connect.
Gil & Sue - 2NLuv2C <cuaresma_a_at_email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:O7YoG0TA$GA.276_at_cpmsnbbsa02...
> Anyone ever get this error?
>
> I log into the Default DB fine if I leave the service box blank. But what
I
> did was create a new DB in the DB Configuration Assistant then tried to
log
> into the new DB using all of the default accounts and received this error.
> I have tried so many combinations of what the service name is, but keep
> getting this error. I am so sick and sleepy of this. Could anyone help?
I
> know there is an article on the Oracle website but it didn't help either.
>
> And exactly how do you create an ODBC driver for Oracle? What are those
> extra fields about like UserID, DB Options, etc.
>
> I wouldn't be bothering you guys if I could get my hands on a good book
(all
> I have is Oracle8i for Dummies).
>
> Given:
> Oracle8i Enterprise
> NT 4 Server
> ... (what else do you need to know???)
>
> Help, thanks, please!
> Sue.
>
>
Received on Fri Sep 17 1999 - 22:54:05 CDT
