I have the tnsnames.ora file. There is no ORACLE_HOME variable therein, but I don't think I need that for a local DB - ditto for the TWO_TASK. I put the SID in myself. The client is the same version (10g) as the local Oracle server.
Rick On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Grooms, Frederick W < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** I don't believe Oracle uses the Registry on Windows. There should be > a tnsnames.ora file in <OracleHome>/Network/Admin. See if you have an > environment variable of ORACLE_HOME (You may also have TWO_TASK and > ORACLE_SID defined). > > Also make sure which Oracle client you have installed. ARS 7.1 uses the > Oracle 10g (32 bit) client > > Fred > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Rick Cook > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* AR System install error - Oracle > > I am trying to install AR System 7.1 patch 4 on an Oracle 10g Express > platform on a Windows box. The Oracle services are running, I can log in > and navigate in the browser-based Administration, so I am pretty sure that > the DB is up. However, the AR System installer seems to think otherwise. I > get this error message when specifying the DB information: > > "Could not connect to the database. Verify the selected Database Server is > running". > > There's only one instance of the DB running, and the SID is specified as > "XE" both in the installer and in the tnsnames.ora file. I got that value > from the Registry. > > So what am I missing here? > > Rick > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
