Re: Can't desc a table thru a db link

If this is related to the 8.03 problem you may have to desc owner.xxx_at_PROD.

Van

aschexna_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7du3il$i7b$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>I have 2 instances running - a 7.3.2 called PROD and a 7.3.3 called DEV
with
>a dblink from DEV to PROD. I recently upgraded DEV to 8.0.5. But now when
I'm
>on DEV, I can select * from xxx_at_PROD and see the data just fine, but I
cannot
>do a desc xxx_at_PROD. I get an error ORA-12663: Services required by client
not
>available on server.
>
>Any hints?
>
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Received on Thu Apr 01 1999 - 18:12:29 CST