I've had trouble when the actual setting of the parameter includes a final
"/" or not. In Unix, I think you are supposed to include that final slash;
in NT, you are not. But it could be the other way around! (Sorry... I'm not
good with binary choices; I invariably get them mixed up!!).
Regards
HJR
"FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote in message
news:BGEx8.59606$vF6.1821292_at_news2.tin.it...
> Hi folks,
> anyone able to solve this riddle?
>
> (Oracle 8.1.7.0.0 running on Win2K SP2)
> If I put the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter inside the initialisation file, the
> database startup fails.
> If I put the same parameter in a separate file like DUMMY.ORA and then I
> include it (together with the good one) using the IFILE clause, it works
> fine.
>
> Why ?
>
> Thanks,
> Flavio
>
>
Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 19:41:19 CDT
