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RE: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server

From: Mohan, Ross <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 18:41:28 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003022EB.20010513175115@fatcity.com>

Sounds like client-based Forms would be OK with ONS, then.

Or, izzit?

|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
|| Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:50 PM
|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
||
||
||
|| Ross,
||
|| What I was referring to was using Oracle Forms directly on
|| Unix, *not* through iAS. iAS takes care of that stuff for
|| you.
||
|| Lesse, I tried using forms 5.x on Solaris a couple of years
|| ago, and much to my dismay found that tnsnames.ora was
|| *required* in order to connect to a database. This was
|| on a box that worked just fine with ORANAMES when
|| connecting via sqlplus or Perl.
||
|| Reports had the same problem.
||
|| I was troubleshooting some forms of the 6i variety on Solaris
|| a few months ago, and since I still had the tnsnames.ora setup
|| on that box from the previous go round with forms, I honestly
|| don't know if Forms 6i required it or not.
||
|| The trouble shooting was in native forms mode on Solaris 2.6,
|| though the forms were moved to another box and run in iAS,
|| which functioned just fine with ORANAMES.
||
|| I don't have ORANAMES setup here at home or I would try
|| and test this here.
||
|| Jared
||
|| On Friday 11 May 2001 10:45, Mohan, Ross wrote:
|| > Jared,
|| >
|| > You may have just earned yourself a dinner. (And I
|| > promise you will not receive it the way you did my
|| > $0.02 recently ;-)
|| >
|| > Can you tell me more...alot more would be grand...about
|| > how Forms needs tnsnames?
|| >
|| > *thanks*
|| >
|| > Ross
|| >
|| > || -----Original Message-----
|| > || From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
|| > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:43 PM
|| > || To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com; Mohan, Ross
|| > || Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
|| > ||
|| > ||
|| > ||
|| > || Somewhat of a pain to setup for the first time, for sure.
|| > ||
|| > || But after you get it implemented, you will never want to
|| > || go back.
|| > ||
|| > || One caveat: There is a fair amount of software around
|| > || that *requires* tnsnames.ora or it won't work. Oracle
|| > || Forms on unix comes to mind. Yes, Oracle's own software
|| > || does not fully utilize names.
|| > ||
|| > || This is a minor problem when compared to the benefits though.
|| > ||
|| > || Jared
|| > ||
|| > || On Friday 11 May 2001 10:50, Mohan, Ross wrote:
|| > || > if the "tedious"ness exceeds your perception of the
|| > ||
|| > || difficulty, do Names.
|| > ||
|| > || > if not, not.
|| > || >
|| > || > In my very limited experience, a truly robust,
|| > ||
|| > || well-managed Names service
|| > ||
|| > || > is great, but takes some work to set up, test, and document.
|| > || >
|| > || > YMMV
|| > || >
|| > || > || -----Original Message-----
|| > || > || From: Johnson Poovathummoottil [mailto:joni_65_at_yahoo.com]
|| > || > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:15 PM
|| > || > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| > || > || Subject: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
|| > || > ||
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || There is another thread going on about no database on
|| > || > || a single server, I have another question to ask.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || We have nearly 30 databases across Sun and Win 2000
|| > || > || Platforms. We are finding it tedious to keep track of
|| > || > || tnsnames.ora. While looking out for a solution we hit
|| > || > || at ORACLE Names server. I hear it is going to give way
|| > || > || to ORACLE Internet directory. But after reading a
|| > || > || little I think using either would be too much of a
|| > || > || kill for the problem.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || Any opinions?
|| > || > ||
|| > || > ||
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