Hi Lyndon, Well I don't know about your setup, but I can connect just fine with the connect string you listed below on Win2K, Oracle 9.2.
-- Alan Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] 212-604-0200 x106 On 12/4/2002 2:09 PM, Lyndon Tiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This is unfortunate or maybe just it's just an urban legend? > >Hands on training, may it be $$$ or self taught at home is necessary. >But $$$ is >definitely not a requirement. > >I use Oracle at work and do more Oracle at home for my certs. I am >able to >log-in to Oracle on Linux and Solaris. Oracle WinNT/2K is another >story since >you cannot really use: > >sqlplus /nolog >connect / as sysdba >startup > >as you would on Unix. Maybe this is what ticked the instructor off >- a bunch of >Unix Oracle guys can't log into Oracle on NT? > >-- >Lyndon Tiu > > >Quoting DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> My instructor in a recent Oracle Education class said that there >were a >> couple of smart alecs that caused quite a stir within Oracle. After >> receiving their OCP, they couldn't log into a database, and claimed >it was >> because they had never actually used Oracle. The instructor indicated >that >> the new requirement (9i I believe) would require you to take at >least one >> class. I asked "do you mean everyone that takes a class from you >will be >> logging on". He just grinned. >> Dennis Williams >> DBA, 40%OCP >> Lifetouch, Inc. >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:25 AM >> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> >> >> Hey people! >> >> A friend of mine was just asking me about getting Oracle certified >(I >> completed the Oracle 8i cerfication exams last year), >> he told me that to his knowledge Oracle requires that you've done >Oracle >> courses before you can be certified now. >> I knew nothing about this, but can't believe Oracle would so blatantly >make >> you take their over-priced courses. >> >> But maybe I'm just naive. >> >> Cheers, >> Kieran Murray >> CardBASE Technologies Limited� >> BIM House >> Crofton Road >> Dun Laoghaire >> Co Dublin >> >> >> -- >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >> -- >> Author: Kieran Murray >> 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). >> -- >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >> -- >> Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS >> 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). >> >> > > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Lyndon Tiu > 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). > > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Alan Davey 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).
