Re: HELP: Is SQL*Net a required product for NT.

Shane Holder wrote:
>
> I've installed Oracle Server for NT, and the documentation leads me to
> believe that I don't have to install SQL*Net in order for clients
> running on the SAME machine as the server to connect to the database.
>
> SQL Plus 3.2, the one that is provided in the NT installation, will
> connect to the database, but SQL Plus 3.1 (provided in the Windows
> portion) will not connect. Other applications that are "Windows/95"
> apps also refuse to connect.
>
> Is there a special connect string for local connections? When I
> connect with the NT version of SQL Plus I don't specify a connect
> string.
>
> Thanks,
> Shane
>
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The SQL*Net string for a local connection is

2: Received on Tue May 07 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST