Re: Newbie question (Please help)

From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:02:24 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns932BA32C090DBSunnySD@68.6.19.6>

"Adnan Jamil" <adnanjamil59_at_hotmail.com> wrote in news:Ync6a.859$os6.110592_at_news20.bellglobal.com:

>
> "Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns932B943DBB45ESunnySD_at_68.6.19.6...

>> "Adnan Jamil" <adnanjamil59_at_hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:jHb6a.523$kf7.104623_at_news20.bellglobal.com:
>>
>> > Hello Gurus,
>> >
>> > I have installed Oracle 8.0.5 on Windows 2000 on my home PC just
>> > for doing PL/SQL practice. Oracle installed without any error but
>> > when I open SQL Plus 8.00 and enter username & password
>> > (System/Manager), I am getting following error message. Can anyone
>> > guide me, how can I connect with oracle database and stop this
>> > error. Thanks for your help. Error Is:-
>> >
>> > ORA-12203: TNS:unable to connect to destination.
>> >
>> > What TNS should I enter and from where I can get it.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Adnan
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> If/when you are directly logged on to the Oracle DB server system,
>> you do NOT need to connect to the DB via SQL*Net and therefore do
>> NOT need TNS either.
>>
>> Just properly establish
>> PATH
>> LD_LIBRARY_PATH
>> ORACLE_HOME
>> ORACLE_SID
>> and you should be into the DB without any delay.
>>
>> When all else fails, RTFM!
>>
>>
>> HTH & YMMV
>>
>>
>> HAND!
>>

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> Hi Ana,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I have checked/fixed all the paths and now I am
> getting new message. When I entered username & password
> (system/Manager) " ORACLE NOT AVAILABLE "
>
> Should I mount oracle database and how it could be.....
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>

NO OS! :-(
NO OS version! :-(
No version of Oracle! :-(

Did you even bother to start the DB? Received on Sun Feb 23 2003 - 18:02:24 CST