Re: How to find out what error msg's mean

From: Mark Bullen <mbullen_at_voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 20:05:02 -0500
Message-ID: <72ntoc$sd9_at_news.voyager.net>


Ron Lendon wrote:

> I have a need to discover what the Oracle errors are. i.e. When Oracle
> returns ORA-##### I want to be able to type in the number and receive the
> text of what the error is. In AIX there is the oerr command. I need the
> same functionality in NT 4.0.
>
> I have no books and am supporting 90 installations of Oracle, most are
> running on NT 4.0. Many times my users are calling our help desk just to
> find out what the error message means. I think there may be a lookup table
> but just don't know where it is or how to access it.

Have access to the CD-ROMs? That's where the docs are now. Run the oracle installer and opt to install the documentation.

Hope that helps.

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Received on Mon Nov 16 1998 - 02:05:02 CET

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