Re: Client ignores sqlnet.ora file...

In article <01bee170$fa6592a0$LocalHost_at_ddd>,   "oldMan" <wangsenw_at_singnet.com.sg> wrote:
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> signal7_at_my-deja.com wrote in article <7ockgp$mlk$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
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> > Before anyone responds to this, please read fully --
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> > I have an NT client that the IT dept. configured with sqlnet 2.x
before
> > I got it in my department. I uninstalled sqlnet and installed
> > sqlnet 2.3.3.0.0(I'm not sure what the exact older version was, but
> > it was an upgrade, anyway). After installation, I do the usual
things:
> > Install Applications
> > Install Applicaton ODBC Driver
> > Use SQL*Net EasyConfig to setup tnsnames.ora
> Does your application read any ini files or registry values ?
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Not that I am aware of -- I did my best to clean out the registry and delete the entire c:\orant hierarchy before the install with no luck in circumventing the problem. I did a search over the entire c: drive for any ini files that would be suspect but found none.

In the end, someone else responded and told me to create a TNS_ADMIN key in the registry and set it to c:\orant\network\admin. I did this everywhere in the registry that also had an ORACLE_HOME key and that effectively worked around the problem even though it wasn't the original cause(I have numerous machines that work fine without this key in the registry). I still wish I knew what caused this, but it's working now and I don't intend to mess with it any more...

--Darrin

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