Re: Student question please help

When I installed them on my system, I was warned to not install the older version of SQL, so that is probably your problem. Try using the installer, and removing the older version, then reboot and install the newer version again.

HTH
Wendy
Joet Singh <jsingh_at_bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:Y4b83.3496$sb7.1087284_at_insync...
> I am currently taking developer/2000/dba classes. Having said that I am
> trying to install oracle 8.0 and developer/2000 2.0 on my computer at
home,
> so I can practice at home. My home pc runs windows 98 with 128 MB Ram and
> about 6 BG free harddrive space. I have installed both packages(oracle
8.0
> and developer/2000 2.0) sucesuffly. I can log on to oracle 8.0 from sql
8.0
> but when I open Forms 5.0 and try to connect to my database. I am unable
to
> connect. The log on screen never goes away, and the only way I can get
rid
> of this screen is by ctrl+alt+del. I have also noticed when i installed
> developer/2000 it put a copy of sql (v 3.3) on my computer. When i had
> installed oracle 8.0, it installed sql 8.0. Can this be causing a
conflict?
> Or do i need to do something simple like build demo-tables the first time
i
> open forms? As long as I do not connect to database the forms program
is
> happy. One other thing if I go to install demo-tables
> (start->programs->developer 2000 R 2.0 demo -> install demo database
objects
> The program tries to open sql 3.3 and give me a log on error: ora-03121.
> Any help will be truly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance.
> Joet
>
>
Received on Tue Jun 15 1999 - 19:25:37 CEST