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Reg : ora-06401 invalid driver designator [message #67044]

Sat, 28 June 2003 06:22

Moorthy
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Registered: June 2003

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Hi all,

I tried to connect to a database using (<username>/<password>@<netrservice name> ) netservice name . Oracle gives error Ora-06401.When I checked the validity of the netservice name with 'tnsping' command.I get reply OK from the database . What could be the error .

Thanks in advance

Moorthy.T

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Re: Reg : ora-06401 invalid driver designator [message #67045 is a reply to message #67044]

Sat, 28 June 2003 14:47

Mahesh Rajendran
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Registered: March 2002
Location: oracleDocoVille

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are u in UNIX env?
what is the version of oracle and sqlnet?
what is the version of sqlplus or any other client tool you connecting with?

if unix, first try to relink the sqlplus tool

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Re: Reg : ora-06401 invalid driver designator [message #67362 is a reply to message #67045]

Wed, 02 June 2004 13:24

allen
Messages: 15
Registered: August 2000

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>if unix, first try to relink the sqlplus tool

can you explain how to relink? I am getting same error while I trying connect from 8i sqlplus to 9i oracle server on solaris.

thanks,

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