Re: Modifying tnsnames.ora without using SQLNet Configurator.

Liam Caffrey wrote:
>
> I need to be able to modify the tnsnames.ora with a text editor and change
> the time whereever so that SQLNet Easy Configurator doesn't realise that the
> file was changed by an entity of than the Configurator.
>
> Where does the configurator keep the the last edit timestamp, is it possible
> to trick the Configurator into thinking that it made the change rather than
> notepad.exe for example.
>
> I need to role out an application to about 100 users and I wanted to use
> InstallShield to modify directly the tnsnames.ora file without the user
> having to fiddle with the configurator. Is this possible?
>
> Maybe there is a more appropriate deployment strategy - network based
> tnsnames.ora? Bear in mind that a lot of users will already be using their
> own local tnsnames.ora with entries for other legacy Oracle instances.
>
> Regards
>
> Liam Caffrey
> Change the "ten" to "net" before sending.
> eosys_at_eircom.ten

This is a problem that occurred in V7 and possibly V8, but it has gone away in 8i Received on Mon Jul 03 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST