Re: where to put TNS_ADMIN var in registry for 817 client?

"Ed Stevens" <spamdump_at_nospam.noway.nohow> wrote in message news:3ce022fe.33667541_at_ausnews.austin.ibm.com...
> On Mon, 13 May 2002 17:28:32 GMT, andreyNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net
(NetComrade)
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 13 May 2002 18:35:26 +0200, Sybrand Bakker
> ><postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>3 not running a sqlnet trace
> >
> >I take my words back.. tracing indeed helped:
> >It turns out 8.1.7 names aren't compatible w/ 805 names (not that I
> >ever given it much thought).
> >
> >For whatever reason, I used to have to add .world to each tnsname, and
> >it would be ignored by 805 client (or used somehow).
> >
> >With 8.1.7 client, it seems like I actually have to use tnsname.world
> >as the whole string..
> >
> <snip>
>
> add the line
>
> NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = WORLD
>
> to your SQLNET.ORA file. This will cause 8.1.7 to use a default domain of
> world, just like 8.0.5 did without being told.
> --
> Ed Stevens
> (Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.)

Not true.

This doesn't add .world to all the service definitions in tnsnames.ora It only adds .world to the service name you are specifying.

Regards

--
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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