Re: How can I run Oracle Designer 6i on my home machine?

In article <8t0jb2$9j9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   fred7072_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I am taking a database design class. I want to use Oracle Designer to
> build the simple database, otherwise I'll have to use access.
>
> I downloaded the trail version from Oracle website and intalled it in
> my home machine. But I can not start designer. I cannot pass the
> username/password/hoststring screen, even though I tried "scott/tiger"
> as username and password.
>
> Can anybody give me some clue how to make it work? Do I need to setup
 a
> database first in order to run Designer? I thought Designer is used to
> build database from the scratch.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Frank Jiang
>
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Designer is used to build databases from scratch, yes indeed. However, to do so it needs to deposit the data somewhere. It does so, not surprisingly, in a database. You need Personal Oracle 8i.
As Designer needs to be installed first, followed by Personal Oracle you have already taken that hurdle :)
Please read the installation instructions carefully. It is a bit surprising you assume Designer works without a database, the requirements are well documented.

Regards,

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Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

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