Thanks for the quick reply. I pasted a copy of tnsnames.ora in the new 10g \Network\Admin folder, but am still getting the same error. tnsping shows the correct use of sqlnet.ora and tnsnames.ora, so that looks good.
Not sure what to try next. rp On Feb 5, 12:13 pm, "Grooms, Frederick W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Usually each client has it's own tnsnames.ora file. Check the <client > install folder>\Network\Admin for a tnsnames.ora file. You may need to > copy the 9i one into the 10g folder. > > Fred > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Phillips > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Problems connecting to Oracle following 10g client install... > > Hello all, > > Windows 2000 AS > Ora 9i > ARS 5.1.2 upgraded to 7.0.1 > > I installed the 10g client, but am unable to start arserver following > the 7.0.1 upgrade. Found no errors in the install log, but found the > following in the arerror.log > > Mon Feb 05 11:13:38 2007 ORA-06401: NETCMN: invalid driver > designator > > Mon Feb 05 11:13:38 2007 390600 : Cannot initialize contact with SQL > database (ARERR 551) > > Mon Feb 05 11:13:38 2007 Stop server > > Mon Feb 05 11:13:38 2007 390600 : AR System server terminated -- fatal > error encountered (ARNOTE 21) > > I can connect via SQL Plus as ARAdmin. > > I have my old 9i client installed, and tnsnames.ora is in the 9i path. > Was the 10g client installation supposed to create a new or modify the > old tnsnames.ora file? > > Tia, > > Rick > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives atwww.arslist.orgARSlist:"Where the > Answers Are"- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
