Re: WebDB connected to Oracle 8i on different machines?

my reply at below...

<amagus_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8pc4u5$8j6$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
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> I'm an Oracle newbie and was wondering if anyone
> could help me with a problem I'm having
> connecting WebDB 2.2 installed on TurboLinux from
> one machine to an Oracle 8.1.6 database installed
> on another Linux machine.
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> I have the Oracle 8.1.6 setup with TNS Listener
> running with the listener.ora set correctly (I
> think). When I install WebDB on the other Linux
> box, I get to the screen where it asks for the
> SYS password and TNS alias, and this is where I
> can't get pass the install.
>
> I setup the tnsnames.ora with a TNS alias
> pointing to the Oracle server (using TCP, etc)
> and setup the TNS_ADMIN variable accordingly.
> Having done all this, I can't get pass the SYS
> password/TNS alias screen. I was told you can
> have WebDB and the Oracle database on different
> machines, so am I setting it up wrong or am I
> completely missing something?
>

WebDB is mainly a bunch of PL/SQL packages, right? Then my guess is you would need a database for WebDB itself, and then the database(s) that contain your application data could obviously be located on other machines.

Regards,
/Fad

> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Jantz
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Received on Sat Sep 09 2000 - 08:25:58 CDT