Chapter 11. Installing the Oracle 8 i and 9 i ClientAfter you have configured the Oracle 8i or 9i server, and you have created at least one Oracle database and users, the next step in the process is to get a local PC operational, or "Oracle-smart." (As you will see, an 8 i or 9 i client can access any Oracle 8 database. In addition, an Oracle 8 client can access an 8 i or 9 i database. There is full compatibility between Oracle 8 and Oracle 8 i and 9 i databases.) Aclient can be made Oracle-smart in two steps:
Warning Starting with 8 i , you must use the wizards to configure the network parameters, especially the TNSNAMES.ORA file. With Oracle 8, you could manually change TNSNAMES.ORA . With 8 i and 9 i , this is an absolute no-no. If you do change TNSNAMES.ORA , it will become invisible to the Net8 communications program, and you will receive Oracle error 12154: "Could not resolve service name." Later I'll show you how to add or modify your communications entries. Just do not do it manually! |