Message-Id: <10548.111178@fatcity.com> From: Ravindra P Channe Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 21:11:48 +0530 Subject: Database Link Problem This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFE5CE.604C48F6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Oracle Gurus, I have recently started learning DBA skills. All the day I just go thru this list to pick up as much as I can. It would be nice if my problem is solved, which might be very simple, but as I m still in learning phase I might not have gone thru the complete information about it. I have created a Database link 'link1' in user schema 'user1' on Oracle 8.1.5 to connect another database on Oracle 7.3.3. Using the link I can do 'select * from table1@link1' operation, but when I try to describe the same table using 'desc table1@link1' it gives me an error 'ORA-12663 : Services required by client not available on the server' Is there any thing which I missed out.... Thanx in advance.... Ravi ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFE5CE.604C48F6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Database Link Problem

Hi Oracle Gurus,

I have recently started learning DBA skills. All the = day I just go thru this list to pick up as much as I can. It would be = nice if my problem is solved, which might be very simple, but as I m = still in learning phase I might not have gone thru the complete = information about it.

I have created a Database link 'link1' in user schema = 'user1' on Oracle 8.1.5 to connect another database on Oracle 7.3.3. = Using the link I can do 'select * from table1@link1' operation, but = when I try to describe the same table using 'desc table1@link1' it = gives me an error 'ORA-12663 : Services required by client not = available on the server'

Is there any thing which I missed out....

Thanx in advance....

Ravi