Re: Oracle 8.1.7, Windows XP and file creation errors

Where did you read Oracle 8.1.7 was certified for Windows XP? Also is this path local to the machine or remote? If remote that is not going to work. Jim
"JamesM" <jamesm_at_hpl.com> wrote in message news:3745b60.0206071208.3dbbc6b2_at_posting.google.com...
> I am trying to run Oracle 8.1.7 under Windows XP Professional. When I
> issue the command:
>
> create tablespace mytable datafile 'mytable.dat';
>
> I recieve the following error:
>
> create tablespace mytable datafile 'mytable.dat'
> *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-01119: error in creating database file 'mytable.dat'
> ORA-27041: unable to open file
> OSD-04002: unable to open file
> O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> A fully qualified path such as c:\dbs\mytable.dat produces the same
> error.
> If the table size is specified the same error.
> i.e.
> create tablespace mytable
> datafile 'c:\dbs\mytable.dat'
> default storage ( initial 14k
> next 14k
> minextents 1
> maxextents unlimited
> pctincrease 0
> ) ;
> Even though this computer is on a network where user files are stored
> on a server, a server path still produces the same error
> (\\server2\Users\jamesm\DataFactory\mytable.dat). There is 5 gigabytes
> on the computer and 24 gigabytes on the network server, so there is
> plenty of space for file creation.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, it would be appreciated!!
>
> James
Received on Sat Jun 08 2002 - 08:23:15 CEST