First, you should get the proper version for XP not windows 98. Then on XP
you need to make sure the service for Oracle is started and the sqlnet is
started. Then you should be able to use sqlplus.
"documedia lda" <documedia_at_iol.pt> wrote in message
news:1034948661.169082_at_news.iol.pt...
> Hi All,
>
> I bought "Beginner Oracle Programming", from Wrox Press, with the
intention
> to learn developing Oracle database. I download Oracle 9.0.1 Personal
> Edition for Win 98 SE, and install it in my Win XP Pro box.
> Following the instrution from authors to initialised it using SQL*Plus in
> Dos console, I wrote :
> sqlplus in Dos prompt and it returned two error
> 1- ORA-01034: ORACLE NOT AVAILABLE
> 2- ORA-27101: SHARED MEMORY DOES NOT EXIST
>
> I followed the instrution using Username: Scott and Password: Tiger
> After 3 times DB it disconnect. I tried many times, with no success.
>
> Whats wrong, please ?
> Any help much appreciate.
>
> Carlos Abreu
> Lisbon, Portugal
>
>
>
>
Received on Fri Oct 18 2002 - 18:11:43 CDT
