Re: SQL*Net for Windows Woes

In article 2D3FDAC3_at_ornl.gov, s68_at_ornl.gov (Steve Stansfield) writes:
> >I am trying to get SQL*Net for Windows using Sun PC-NFS 4.0a to work, but have not
> >been entirely successful. I CAN get the Oracle products to work (Forms 4.0, etc) but
> >cannot connect anything else to an Oracle database (i.e. Q+E, MS Access, MS ODBC), I
> >keep on getting a "Cannot connect to Oracle Driver" error message. Thanks for any
> >help!
>
> I had similar problems using SQL*Net for Windows with FTP's PC/TCP 2.2. I
> could connect with Oracle's stuff but Q+E 5.0 bombed. I solved it by doing
> the following:
>
> 1) Copy the file ORAUS.MSB from \orawin\rdmbs to \orawin\dbs
> 2) Make sure command 'SET CONFIG = \windows\oracle.ini' is in your autoexec.bat
> 3) Add the path \orawin\bin to your autoexec.bat path statement.

Steve, thank you. I copied the MSB file and set the CONFIG up in the autoexec.bat and everything ran as advertised. I've been combing Oracle manuals for a week now and they never mention any of the two steps I took. God, I love Oracle manuals.

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