Oracle-L: Using two TNSNAMES.ORA or some other solution.

From: Kumar, Dharminder <Dharminder.Kumar_at_bmonb.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:28:28 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00445938.20020416092828@fatcity.com>

Hey all,
In my work place, usually I do the development of Oracle database running on HP-UX platform. But I also have an Oracle server(PC) running on my PC running Windows NT. To connect to Oracle server running on my PC from Unix box, I do the following on Unix box.

$export
DB_LOGIN=dkumar/dkumarl@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=ADDRESS=COMMUNITY=tcp.wor ld)(PROTOCOL=TCP)(Host=10.110.1
44.73)(Port=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=DHARM))) $ sqlplus $DB_LOGIN
and I am able to connect to sqlplus session without any problem.

The reason I do this because I do not have permission to changes the tnsnames.ora file on the Unix box.. So the access to oracle server (PC) works fine using client sqlplus from Unix box. But the problem is that if use the utilities like sqlloader, import and export and tries to connect Oracle Server (PC), this approach does not work as the following lines show it.

$sqlldr userid=$DB_LOGIN
LRM-00116: syntax error at 'dkumar/dkumar@(D' following '='

SQL*Loader: Release 8.1.6.2.0 - Production on Tue Apr 16 12:18:24 2002

SQL*Loader-100: Syntax error on command-line

So let me know if there is a way by which I can use two tnsnames.ora on Unix box and if that is possible then I can set description for Oracle server
(PC) in the second file because I have tested that if DB_LOGIN is set to
dkumar/dkumar_at_corpdb where corpdb is the entry in tnsnames.ora then all the utilities work fine.

If somebody has some other ideas, let me know.

Thanks.

Dharminder Kumar

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