Re: Accessing Oracle 8i Personal Edition

I have also tried going through the Net 8 Assistance.

"D. & S. Sandmann" <CrackerDog_at_bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:F0sN5.24212$Pw6.1857232_at_newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> This is my first time trying to setup/use an Oracle database. I have
> recently downloaded the Oracle 8i Personal Edition. I have installed and
> created a database called pim.
>
> The problem I am having is getting connected with this database through
> SQL*Plus, Oracle 8i Navigator and Oracle ODBC Test.
>
> Every time I try to access it I get the following message popping up on my
> screen:
>
> SQLSTATE: S1000
> Native Error Code: 12541
> Driver Message: [Oracle}[ODBC][Ora]ORA-12541: TNS no listener
>
> I have used other databases but I have never had to set one up on a
 Windows
> '98 machine.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> David S.
>
>
>
Received on Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:21:57 CST