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From: "SKR" <sbuss@pacbell.net>
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Subject: Re: Configuring Designer/Developer 6 with Oraclei 8.1.5
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:54:51 -0800
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Did I understand your note correctly to say that you got D/D6 to work with
Oracle8i 8.1.5 using this approach?

Thanks alot!!!!!

SB
Javier Rojas <jrv@nexo.es> wrote in message
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> I think the problem is with ORACLE_HOMES. I have had the same problem. I
first
> installed 8i and then forms 6 and the listener was unable to start
>
> My solution:
> -Uninstall 8i and developer/designer (remove first the database). Look at
the
> 8i release notes about how to uninstall Oracle and make a 'clean machine'.
> -Install first developer/designer and then 8i in another ORACLE_HOME.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jer.
>
> SKR wrote:
>
> > I've installed Oracle8i 8.1.5.  The database is up and running.
> >
> > I've installed Designer6 and Developer 6.  I can't seem to connect to
the
> > Oracle8i 8.1.5 database.  I believe it's some kind of service name
problem.
> > But I can't figure out what kind.  I've copied over the tnsnames.ora
file
> > over from the 8.1.5 Oracle home into the Designer home.  No luck.  Seems
to
> > me that there is something I'm missing.
> >
> > Any thoughts about what that might be.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Steve
>