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Greg,

The tnsnames.ora file for Net8 is in $ORACLE_HOME\Net80\Admin instead of
$ORACLE_HOME\Network\Admin.  Make sure you have your tnsnames.ora in both paths.

DawgByte

Greg Akins wrote:

> I'm trying to install Oracle 8.0.5 client on my WinNT box.
>
> I've done this on a couple machines and never had a problem.
>
> After performing the installation. I try to connect with SQLplus
> and get a TNS: Can't resolve service name
>
> I check my TNSNAMES.ORA and the SID's with proper information
> are included.  In fact I copied this from a machine that is
> working.
>
> Then I used TNSPING to see if the host is responding.  It is.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> -greg
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