Paul, I don't understand the question.
What are you trying to do actually? Use sqlplus and retrieve the passwords in the command line? If you're using Perl utilities from the book, there isn't any sqlnet connect string. Maybe an example of what you are trying to do would help. Jared On Thursday 24 October 2002 12:51, Paul Baumgartel wrote: > Maybe someone beside the author can answer this question: > > I'm confused about how to connect to a database using Jared's PDBA > toolkit. The various utilities specify command-line options -machine > and -database. There's a PDBA::CM connection manager module that can > be used to specify environment variables such as ORACLE_HOME. But > nowhere do I see how to use a SQL*Net connect string: I have PDBA > installed on my PC, and I want to connect to databases on Unix servers; > the service name resolution is provided by Oracle Names. What am I > missing? > > Thanks, > > Paul Baumgartel > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).