Re: Newbie - Oracle 8i Personal Edition

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:00:21 +0100
Message-ID: <u04fm9c5ub5jb4@corp.supernews.com>

"PJ" <yo_at_yo.com> wrote in message
news:ca820usapmbk2d5ou13mbr7bqjb3c929tt_at_4ax.com...
> When I connect to my db in Oracle 8i PE, I enter my username and
> password but do not enter a host string and I connect just fine.
>
> When trying to connect using TOAD but it asks for a Database to
> connect to. When I enter the name of the database "homest" it comes
> back with "ORA-12541: TNS:no listener".
>
> Am I doing something wrong or is this the way the Personal Edition
> works?
>
> Thanks
>

Is your listener running?
Did you ever
- configure sqlnet
- issue lsnrctl start
or set LISTENER_STARTUP in hklm\software\oracle to AUTO

Hth

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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Received on Mon Nov 26 2001 - 07:00:21 CST