Re: Extract tnsnames from Oracle Internet Directory

On Feb 13, 7:14 am, mike.shan..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> > I fail to see the use completely. You do not need
> > a tnsnames file anymore, once you have it in OID!
>
> > And there probably is some sort of ldap query, whcih
> > you can use, but I doubt anyone would have one lying
> > around - I do not, and once more, I fail to see the
> > use.
>
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Frank van Bortel
>
> > Top-posting is one way to shut me up...
>
> Yes, I do understand that tnsnames is no longer required once OID is
> setup. However, we may be reverting back to using tnsnames. Don't ask
> me why. It's a long, silly story that I do not want to get into.
>
> I could not find any information on generating a tnsnames file from
> OID. Wonder if it's even possible. One way of doing it is to use
> ldapsearch but I'm curious if there are any other alternatives.
>
> Thanks.

As you guessed, using ldapsearch works quite well. See

http://rootshell.be/~yong321/oranotes/Ldap2Tnsnames.txt

Yong Huang Received on Mon Feb 12 2007 - 19:03:54 CST