On Friday 06 September 2002 12:38, Philip Douglass wrote: > > As for 3rd party products mistakenly requiring a tnsnames.ora file, that > is a valid complaint. And it isn't even limited to 3rd party tools. Some > of Oracle's own tools only give you the option of connecting to databases > that are listed in your tnsnames.ora file, which when using the host > naming method is not required! >
I discovered that a couple of years ago with Forms 6 on Solaris. Won't work without a tnsnames.ora, which we didn't use there. Jared -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
