Re: Cannot Get DBCA to Work
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 22:17:32 -0400
Message-ID: <Hq5Yj.9056$nl7.4133@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com>
"Dereck L. Dietz" <dietzdl_at_ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:_t4Yj.9047$nl7.6448_at_flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com...
> Oracle 9i 9.2.0.1.0
> Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
>
> I just reinstalled Oracle 9i on my desktop because I wanted to play around
> with some stuff and was worried about installing 10g and having to use a
> loopback adapter like I did on my laptop. I know this is an old
> unsupported version but for what I wanted to play around with this is
> perfect and I don't know what the affect of a loopback adapter would have
> on my main computer that I have connected to my internet connection and
> router.
>
> I used to have 9i on this computer before I had a hard drive crash and it
> did work.
>
> However, I can't get the DBCA to come up so I can use it to create/drop
> databases. Does anybody remember experiencing this phenomena and, if so,
> would you be so kind as to point me in the direction I should go to to
> correct this to get it working?
>
> Thanks
>
I figured the problem out - had to do with not having the right Oracle Home configured as the default. Received on Sun May 18 2008 - 21:17:32 CDT