Re: Oracle 7.0 / SQL*Net SPX / DOS Workstation Software

From: Richard D Holowczak <holowcza_at_andromeda.rutgers.edu>
Date: 2 Jun 94 03:19:50 GMT
Message-ID: <Jun.1.23.19.49.1994.14580_at_andromeda.rutgers.edu>

rwh4+_at_pitt.edu (Richard W Harris) writes:

>Hi,
 

>We're currently running Oracle 6 for NetWare, and or going to be upgrading to
>7 very soon.
 

>We have problems currently with the DOS client software, such as
 

>1. Oracle uses the environment variable CONFIG, which clashes with the DOS 6.0
> boot configuration utility.

     I seem to recall if Oracle does not find the CONFIG environment
     variable defined, it will look for one called CONFIG_FILES or
     something similar.  Try pointing this var to your CONFIG.ORA
     or ORACLE.INI file.

     Note that at the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you should
     get rid of the CONFIG var by setting:
                
              SET CONFIG=

     This way, Oracle will not find the CONFIG var and go looking
     where it shouldn't.

>2. We have to mess with the machine configuration in order to free up enough
> memory for SQL*Plus and SQL*DBA. We have to comment out the CD-ROM drivers
> and EMM386, for starts (now you know why I'm interested in #1).

     Try a third party memory manager such as QEMM from Quarterdeck.
     Oracle supports thier particular brand of expanded memory.
     I think the MACHINE-TYPE is set to J for this.

>Are any of these problems fixed with the version 7 client software?

      Not that I can see.  SQLPME is a bit more forgiving of slightly
      odd PC architectures.

      SQL*Plus runs under MS-Windows and the Runform and runmenu
      can also be run under Windows.  Any chance we will see
      a Windows version of SQL*Dba ? ? ? ? ? 


Rich Holowczak                       holowcza_at_andromeda.rutgers.edu

Rutgers University
Ph.D. Computers and Information Systems Program

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