Solution STRING_TOO_LONG while installing... (was: Help! Orainst end with access violation - Dr Watson)

From: Edwin van de Burgt <burgtedw_at_iquip.nl>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:51:24 +0100
Message-ID: <86p0ut$2gp5$1@buty.wanadoo.nl>

To solve the Y2K bug in versions of Oracle Installer < 3.3.1.1.0.C (see quoted text), I installed a new version of the installer, v3.3.1.2.0. Unfortunately, this version didn't work either on my machine. No dreaded DrWatson this time, but the error:

win32.pvf(57): STRING_TOO_LONG while imploding...

Because initially I searched through this newsgroup looking for an answer, but didn't found it, I thought somebody might be interested in the very simple solution to this problem I found.

• Find the file WIN32.PVF in your Oracle directory.
• Comment out, thus preceding with a /* and succeding with a */, the following line (line 57):

    extrastring = implode(extras,", ");

• Now it should work. I globally looked at the code and the only thing that this 'extrastring' seems to contain is a concatenated list of all products that are automatically additionally installed by the installer if you install Designer/2000. IT WILL STILL INSTALL THE PRODUCTS, just the window that shows which products are going to be installed will be much more empty:-)

Hope this is useful for somebody,

Kind regards,

     Edwin (burgtedw_at_iquip.nl)
     Oracle Expertise Services,
     IQUIP Informatica B.V.

In article <38748344.716E_at_yahoo.com>,
  connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> Prahalad Pateel wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > 1. Tried setting the computer date back to July 01 1999. That did
> > not help.
> > 2. I searched the entire Oracle site and the technet site but
> > could not find any links to Oracle Installer v.3.3.1.1.0.C. Could you
> > or somone be kind enough to point me the correct link or give an Idea
> > where I should look for it ?
> >
> > Prahalad
> >
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:32:56 +0100, "Ulrik Hoffmann"
> > <ulrik_at_hoffmann-kiel.de> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >maybe it's the Y2K-Bug in the installer.
> > >Some threads ago, the following answer came:
> > >
> > >Oracle Installer for Win32 v3.3.1.1.0 and lower is not Y2K-compliant,
> > >v.3.3.1.1.0.C is .
> > >
> > >Download the new version from the Oracle-Website!
> > >
> > >Bye
> > >Uli
> > >
> > >
> > >> I need help in resolving an ORAINST issue. I installed Oracle
> > >> Enterprise Edition 8.0.4. At the end of installation the set up had
an
> > >> access violation in ORAINST. From then on I cannot invoke Oracle
> > >> Installer. Each time it gets an access violation in ORAINST.EXE and
Dr
> > >> Watson kicks in to log the exception. Other than this everything else
> > >> is working ie PL SQL and other tools. With this problem I am not able
> > >> to install any other Oracle products like Designer 2000 or Developer
> > >> 2000. I was able to install everything on another machine. The
machine
> > >> which is having the problem is an Athlon 600 with 128MB RAM and a
20.5
> > >> GB Hard drive. Any help in resolving this is greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >

>

> Start with metalink.oracle.com

>

> HTH
> --
> ===========================================
> Connor McDonald
> "These views mine, no-one elses etc etc"
> connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com

>

> "Some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue."
> Received on Thu Jan 27 2000 - 02:51:24 CST