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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CC Harvest [mailto:ccharvest@yahoo.com]
>
> Does anyone here knows how to setup the connections to
> the database server without using tnsnames.ora?
>
> Our DBA didn't use it. But I don't know how and why?
> Could anyone tell me the other options?
To add to what other posters have said:
If the DBA was indeed using Oracle Names, you would see the configuration parameters for the names server in the sqlnet.ora file, which would be in the same directory where you would expect to find the tnsnames.ora file.
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