Re: Database Name

From: Jeff Jackson <jeff_at_tatca.tc.faa.gov>
Date: 1998/02/11
Message-ID: <34E1AEC2.BB4F0D54@tatca.tc.faa.gov>#1/1

According to published documentation, the SID does not have to be 4 chars long but 4 chars is recommended for use with the Oracle Flexible Architecture (OFA). It is recommended that the DB_NAME be the same as the SID. Lee Wan Ling wrote:

> Hi there,
> I'm kind of new to ORACLE. I understand that the ORACLE_SID
> can only be 4 character-long. Does the ORACLE_SID be the same as the
> database name? Does this mean all my database names can only be 4
> character-long?
>
> Best Regards,
> Wan Ling
Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00:00 CST