Re: TNS:could not resolve service name

groger <member23584_at_dbforums.com> wrote in news:2435986.1043454089_at_dbforums.com:

>
> HI,
> I have successfully used Oracle 8.0.5 client on Win NT and 2000 for
> about a year.
> Today I installed Oracle 9i client on NT box with a tnsnames.ora
> pointing to a new database. I get the following error when I try
> to connect:
>
> (ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name)
>
> I believe my tnsnames.ora file is good, because I can
> successfully connect
> on a Win2000 client!
> In other words, everything (tnsnames, admin priv, oracle 9i client)
> is the same on two client pc's exect that one is NT4 sp6 and the
> other Win 2000.
>
> Any ideas to resolve the service name on the NT box?
>
> thanks,
> Greg
>
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If the file SQLNET.ORA exists on the NT box with the 9i client s/w, its contents could be the source of the error.

HTH & YMMV HAND! Received on Sat Jan 25 2003 - 17:59:28 CET