where to put TNS_ADMIN var in registry for 817 client?

From: NetComrade <andreyNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:11:25 GMT
Message-ID: <3cdfe377.1132969@news.globix.com>

Up until now I've been using 8.0.5 client w/o any problems to access all dbs.

my tnsnames.ora file is sitting on the network, so that i would have to change it once for everybody. (there are probably better ways of doing this, but that's the way it is).

anyway, I had TNS_ADMIN variable set in
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE after installing 8.1.7 client, it
stopped working (win programs can't resolve service name...ORA-

I tried putting it into
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ALL_HOMES
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\ALL_HOMES\ID0
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE \ALL_HOMES\ID1
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOME0
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\HOME1
none of these locations seem to work.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanx.
.......
We use Oracle 8.1.7.3 on Solaris 2.7 boxes remove NSPAM to email Received on Mon May 13 2002 - 11:11:25 CDT