Re: How to use tnsping programmatically
From: Shakespeare <whatsin_at_xs4all.nl>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:50:22 +0200
Message-ID: <49dd1c24$0$183$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
Ruud de Koter schreef:
> Hi Paolo,
>
> When using ping there is no garantuee that you will have connectivity
> even milliseconds after your last succesful test.
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:50:22 +0200
Message-ID: <49dd1c24$0$183$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>
Ruud de Koter schreef:
> Hi Paolo,
<knip knip>
>
>> >> So, to make a long story short, what i'm trying to do is avoid >> connection (and users waiting for a timeout to occur in front of pc) >> if Oracle is not tnspingable...
>
> When using ping there is no garantuee that you will have connectivity
> even milliseconds after your last succesful test.
Not even *while* you are testing.... TNSPING does not guarantee connectivity at all! Even a 'dead' db can give correct tnspings...
<knip knip>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ruud de Koter.
>> >> Other ideas are welcome, of course :) >> >>> HTH -- Mark D Powell -- >> >> Thanx again >> Paolo
Shakespeare
(What's in a ping?)
Received on Wed Apr 08 2009 - 16:50:22 CDT