Re: OAS 4.0.7 ORB not starting

In this continuing saga, I found (and followed) these instructions in the installation release notes:

For this configuration to work, you must install the products in the following order:
1. Install Oracle8 Enterprise Edition 8.0.5.0.0 2. Install Oracle Application Server 4.0.7. See section 2.2.2 'Required Oracle Application Server Release', for more information.
3. Install Oracle Developer 6.0.
4. Explicitly, reinstall the Required Support Files(RSF) from the Oracle8 8.0.5.

2.3.2
WindowsNT Service Pack 4
In Service Pack 4, there was a change in the default behavior of NT's DuplicateHandle system library routine. Developer Server uses this operating system routine to pass a socket handle between the Forms Listener and the individual runtime engines. The change in behavior of the DuplicateHandle routine causes this handoff to fail. Oracle has made a change to the arguments which are passed into this NT library routine to work around the problem introduced in Service Pack 4. This patch is available in the extras directory on the Oracle Developer 6.0 CD. To install this patch, copy the dll file from the Extras directory, and paste this file into ORACLE_HOME/bin directory.
Oracle will continue to work closely with Microsoft to identify a fix to Service Pack 4 which will make the change in Oracle Developer unnecessary. Until a Microsoft fix is available, Oracle will continue to support, maintain, and ship the patch applied to Oracle Developer. There are no known problems or loss of functionality associated with using this patch.

Although the instructions don't quite identify what the .dll file is, I found /extras/oas40/libwrbrapi40.dll which seemed like a likely candidate.

Unfortunate bottom line is that doing all of the above did not result in an ORB that would start. You referenced a zip file containing the solution. Could you email it to me at jsilvia_at_amaltd.com?

Thanks
Jack

Puneet Khanna wrote:

> Pls. find attached the patch (yt40.zip) for the problem. Pls. refer and
> follow the instructions in the readme which is part of the zip file. Don't
> forget to backup the old file(s).
> If the problem persists it is surely a network issue. I can send more
> details on it if required.
>
> R. D. Loga <rickloga_at_athenet.net> wrote in message
> news:932832276.803.15_at_news.remarQ.com...
> > I could sure use the patch. I was going to start all over and go to SP3
> but
> > much prefer the patch.
> > Puneet Khanna <khannapk_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:7naheh$rdr$1_at_nntp3.uunet.ca...
> > > If you are using winnt service pack 4 or 5 then you need a patch (Bug
> > > 759196). I faced the same problem in April.
> > > If it is service pack 3 then it is network issue.
> > > Tell me if you need further help or patch.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > BPoulin <bpoulin_at_ualberta.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:7na8h6$c9u$1_at_pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca...
> > > > After installing OAS on an NT machine and going to the Application
> > Server
> > > > Manager, I try to start ALL and I just get the following-
> > > >
> > > > Please wait while the command is being processed on host <host> ...
> > > > Starting ORB processes...
> > > > Returning filename D:\orant\orb\admin\.event
> > > > waiting for ORB to be ready...
> > > > ORB is not responding. Please restart manually...
> > > > OWS-20214: The OAS processes can not be started, because the CORBA orb
> > > > processes can not be started.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to start the ORB by itself through the server manager - same
> > > > message.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to start the OAS services 'manually' through the services
> applet
> > > > from control panel - same message.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to start the ORB manually using the mncnmsrv40 program (taking
> a
> > > > hint from the technet info) and got the message -
> > > >
> > > > UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: yu::no_ORACLE_HOME in program
> > > > abnormal program termination
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have an idea as to what might be going on?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> Name: YT40.ZIP
> YT40.ZIP Type: Zip Compressed Data (application/x-zip-compressed)
> Encoding: x-uuencode
Received on Mon Jul 26 1999 - 22:03:08 CEST