Re: Personal Oracle 8 and Forms 4.5...

I got it to work by going through SQLNet using TCP protocol, connecting to host 127.0.0.1 (which should be in your c:\windows\hosts file as localhost.)

Good luck,

Yosi

"Brian W. Chester" wrote:

> During the installation of your developer products, SQLnet 2.x should have
> been installed. Click on start, programs, Oracle for Win95 and you should
> see the SQLnet easy config icon. If not, load it from your installation CD.
> When you insert the CD, setup will be automatically invoked (unless you have
> disabled this). Choose a custom installation and select the SQLnet products
> only. I am assuming you have installed the rest of the products.
>
> When the installation is complete exit the installer and you will see the
> SQLnet easy configuration Icon. Start this program and choose to create a
> new database alias and click the OK button. Enter whatever you would like
> to use as the alias name, say Ora8 or something. Choose the protocol you
> want to use. If you are not going to connect to any other server anywhere
> else choose named pipes. Enter the name of your machine that was assigned
> when networking was installed and the name of the oracle instance you want
> to connect to. The instance on PO8 is usually ORCL unless you created a
> custom database of your own. If you are uncertain as to what your machine
> name is, click on start, settings, control panel, networking, and click on
> the identification tab.
>
> If networking has not been installed, obtain a network card if you don't
> already have one then install the Microsoft client. Restart the SQLnet
> configuration and you're done.
>
> If you do not know how to install networking, contact your hardware vendor
> or a local friend to assist.
>
> Brian
> Delphis Group Limited wrote in message
> <+8w$rBAmJqH4Iw9H_at_delphis-group.com>...
> >In article <sCrT3.491$Zu4.10910_at_news1.rdc1.mb.home.com>, Brian W.
> >Chester <bwchester_at_home.com> writes
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>Forms 4.5 uses SQLnet version 2.x while your PO8 uses NET8. Use the
> SQLnet
> >>easy config to configure the version 2 client and Net8 Easy Config for the
> >>po8 client.
> >>
> >>Brian
> >
> >Thanks for this help. However, can you tell me how to set up the version
> >2 client?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >R.W. Fairbairn
> >--
> >Delphis Group Limited
Received on Tue Nov 02 1999 - 16:49:38 CET