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In article <91q67a$pa9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
tshbedford_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <91q51k$og6$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> Lev Smirnov <leo_at_dionis.sura.com.ru> wrote:
> > In article <91q3co$n9r$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> > tshbedford_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I must be doing something stupid. I can access a table on another
PC
> > > from SQL*Plus by typing 'connect scott/tiger @OtherPC'.
Then 'SELECT
*
> > > FROM tablename' shows the expected results.
> > > I want to do a search of a table on my PC with data taken from the
table
> > > on the other PC but I can't get a link to work. I can only ever
> > > seem to be connected to one database or the other. Typing CREATE
> > > DATABASE LINK linkname USING 'connect scott/tiger @OtherPC' says
the
> > > link is created but doing a 'SELECT * FROM tablename_at_linkname' it
says
> > > ORA-12154 :TNS:could not resolve service name.
> > >
> > > I'm an Oracle newbie, could someone tell me exactly what's wrong.
Is
> > > anything to do with both Oracle copies being Personal Edition?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com
> > > http://www.deja.com/
> > >
> > Try this:
> > CREATE DATABASE LINK linkname CONNECT TO scott IDENTIFIED BY tiger
> > USING OtherPC.
> >
> > If the GLOBAL_NAMES parameter is set to TRUE, linkname should
matches
> > the global name of your remote database.
> >
> > Lev Smirnov
> > Brainbench MVP for Oracle Admin
> > http://www.brainbench.com
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com
> > http://www.deja.com/
> >
> How do I find out what GLOBAL_NAMES is set to? And how do I change it?
> Both databases have the default ORCL name. Surely that can't be the
> problem.
> I tried the '.....USING otherPC' command but get back 'Not connected'.
>
>
SELECT value FROM v$parameter WHERE name='global_names';
or you can check your initORCL.ora file.
Lev Smirnov
Brainbench MVP for Oracle Admin
http://www.brainbench.com
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Received on Wed Dec 20 2000 - 06:40:49 CST
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