Re: Challenge for experts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 18:43:13 +0100
Message-ID: <91qr15$4pm1t$6@ID-62141.news.dfncis.de>

As you, IIRC, *never* included platform and version info, and the answer is going to be platform and version specific, how do you expect to get a response?
Also, stay away from the IP-address: they change. Do not use the IP address in tnsnames.ora. It does work, but it is not endorsed by Oracle.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

<faheemrao_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:91qpg7$9uv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> I have put this question on deja soo many times but, no one is there
> to get a solution for me.
>
> I want to know that what is the host name an oracle ODBC data source
> (using Oracle ODBC driver) through registry. But Oracle ODBC data
> source does not provide such information in the registry. I know that
> its information is stored in the tnsnames file.Only the service is
> stroed in the registry.
>
> But actual problem is that I want to get the host IP adress form the
> C++ application.
> Any body tell me that from where I can get that Ip address of the ODBC
> data Source.
> I know that I can get this Information through a C++ module that read
> the whole tnsnames text file.
>
> Is there any other easy solution.??
>
>
> thanks in advance
>
>
> Faheem Rao
>
>
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Received on Wed Dec 20 2000 - 11:43:13 CST