Re: Designer 6i: Broadcast server problems

Thanks, but that's not my problem now. I had the problem you described when I was upgrading repository and I solved it in a similar way you did.

"Guenter Huerkamp" <guenter-huerkamp_at_t-online.de> wrote in message news:3ADC73B2.828C67ED_at_t-online.de...
> I think you must install Designer 6i Rel. 2 (Version 6.5.40.2.0)
> because there is a
> Server bug 1396675 on Oracle 8.1.7 with 6i.
>
> Also you can edit and
> find this in package cioue_element_type
>
> delete from sdd_reserved_names
> where (rn_res_name, rn_type) in ((upper(view_name), 'VIEW')
> ,(upper(pack_name), 'PACKAGE')
> ,(upper(pack_name), 'PACKAGE BODY'));
>
> and replace it with
>
> view_name := upper(view_name);
> pack_name := upper(pack_name);
> app_view_name := upper(app_view_name);
>
> -- Remove Reserved Names entry and comment
> delete from sdd_reserved_names
> where (rn_res_name = view_name and rn_type = 'VIEW')
> or (rn_res_name = pack_name and rn_type = 'PACKAGE')
> or (rn_res_name = pack_name and rn_type = 'PACKAGE BODY');
>
>
> This worked for me.
> Hth
> Günter
>
> Dado schrieb:
> >
> > I have installed Designer 6i (version 6.5.28.8.0) and migrated my
 repository
> > from ver. 1.3.2 (132 to 60 and then to 6i).
> > My client is Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, database server is Windows NT
 4.0
> > Server running Oracle 8i release 8.1.7.
> >
> > When I try to open RON, ERD, or Design Editor nothing happens in first 5
> > minutes (mouse pointer indicator is BUSY) and then I get the following
> > message:
> > from RON: "Unable to register notification service"
> > from ERD or Design Editor: "The broadcast service failed to start up.
 Other
> > tools will not be notified of any changes you make"
> >
> > After that, the applications appears to work OK.
> >
> > I have found some articles on Metalink that say I should try to disable
> > broadcasting, so I did that (in RON: Options - Broadcast Options -
 Disable),
> > and when I press OK button I immediately get the message "Unable to
 register
> > notification service", and nothing changes, I still have to wait 5
 minutes
> > to start the application.
> >
> > I read in Designer Help that you have to start Broadcast Server
 manually, so
> > I opened command prompt and tried:
> > CKRN61 usr/pwd START
> > I get:
> > Network Broadcast Server started
> > Listening on port :4966
> > Number of supported connections : 100
> > and my command prompt freezes at that (I don't get the D:\> prompt
 back).
> >
> > Deinstalling Broadcast server from my client didn't help.
> > Reinstalling it again didn't help.
> > Rebooting client and server didn't help.
> >
> > Do I have to install something on the server side?
> >
> > I'd appreciate any help I can get.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dalibor Kovac
> > dalibor.kovac_at_zg.hinet.hr
Received on Tue Apr 17 2001 - 19:24:33 CEST