Re: connect to the databases without using tnsnames.ora?

Actually, I am talking about my experince with Forte for Java. When establishing a connection to a database using a GUI. It will ask you for the username, password and SID as well as server name or IP address, and then it connects. I am completely oblivious as to where it keeps the parameters I have given it to I'm assuming it stores it somewhere. Not strictly a tnsnames.ora file but a config file somewhere that's specific to Forte. I also have the same experience with JDeveloper.

What I meant is that JDBC itself does not use tnsnames.ora but something like it. Thanks for clarifying.

ltiu

Naveen Nahata wrote:

>JDBC Oracle thin driver DOES NOT require any config file.
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>The connection url needs to be of the form jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:port:SID
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>Naveen
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>Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:33 PM
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>Are you talking about the JDBC Oracle Thin Driver?
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>This is because you configure it separately. It still has a tnsnames.ora
> type config somewhere hidden in it's own config file. Just that it does
>not use the regular tnsnames.ora.
>
>ltiu
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>DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
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>>Cc
>> I believe the Java thin client can connect without using the
>>tnsnames.ora file.
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>>Dennis Williams
>>DBA
>>Lifetouch, Inc.
>>dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:23 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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>>Does anyone here knows how to setup the connections to
>>the database server without using tnsnames.ora?
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>>Our DBA didn't use it. But I don't know how and why?
>>Could anyone tell me the other options?
>>
>>Cc Harvest
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