Unable to connect to Oracle 9i database via Oracle 6i Developer
Date: 22 Feb 2006 19:16:44 -0800
Message-ID: <1140664604.427767.206720_at_g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
[Quoted] I've successfully installed Oracle 9i Release 9.2.0.1.0 and Oracle Forms Developer and Forms Server 6i (Patch 2) on a stand-alone PC running on Windows XP Pro but cannot connect to my Oracle databases via Developer's various functions -- Graphics Builder, Query Builder, Schema Builder, Procedure Builder, and Translation Builder. As you know, these functions want to connect to a database but I get this error at the Connect screen:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name
As info, the user name and password are fine for both Oracle 9i and Developer. Oracle 9i works fine. I can connect to my databases (Demo and OpsData) with no problem in 9i's SQLPlus window. It's the connections via Developer that's the problem. (In case you need to know, Oracle 9i reside in the C:\Oracle\ora92 directory with ora92 as the HOME. Developer 6i resides in the C:\Oracle\ora9i directory with ora9i as its HOME.)
The TNSNAMES.ORA file for Oracle 9i reads as follows: # TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\tnsnames.ora # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
OPSDATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = jgyk801)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = OpsData.jgyk801)
)
)
INST1_HTTP =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = jgyk801)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
)
)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
)
)
DEMO =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = jgyk801)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = demo.jgyk801)
)
)
I understand this file OK, as I can see the parameters I supplied during installation. (Yes, jgyk801 is my computer's name.)
The TNSNAMES.ORA file for Developer 6i reads as follows:
Beq-local.world =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = beq.world)
(PROTOCOL = BEQ)
(PROGRAM = oracle73)
(ARGV0 = oracle73ORCL)
(ARGS = '(DESCRIPTION=(LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=beq)))')
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
)
)
Tcp-loopback.world =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = tcp.world)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = 127.0.0.1)
(Port = 1521)
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
)
)
Example1.world =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = tcp.world)
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(Host = Production1)
(Port = 1521)
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = SID1)
)
)
Example2.world =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = spx.world)
(PROTOCOL = SPX)
(Service = Server_lsnr)
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
)
)
Example3.world =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
(COMMUNITY = nmp.world)
(PROTOCOL = NMP)
(Server = FinanceServer1)
(Pipe = ORAPIPE)
)
)
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL)
)
)
[Quoted] I don't understand this file at all as I don't recall supplying any of these parameters during the installation.
[Quoted] Have I install the wrong Developer product? Is there a solution short [Quoted] of uninstalling both applications and installing release 10g for both? [Quoted] On a hunch, I saw a similar proble with Oracle 10g and tried copying both the Oracle 9i TNSNAMES.ORA and SQLNET.ORA to the Developer ..\Net80\ADMIN directory, but I got another error
ORA-03106: fatal two-task communication protocol error.
As you can tell I'm very new to Oracle applications and may not understand your answer if you respond in a way that assumes anything but shear novice knowledge of the Oracle configuration process. Received on Thu Feb 23 2006 - 04:16:44 CET