Re: (SPAIN) there is a problem installing oracle8i in linux

On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 22:47:25 +0100, "Daniel" <diez10_at_terra.es> wrote:

>Hello from Spain!
>
>IŽve downloaded Oracle8 from this URL:
>
>http://download.oracle.com/otn/linux/oracle8i/oracle_8161_ia64_linux.tar.gz
>
>(if you want it you can use it!)
>
>now I have a directory called oracle with all the directories that belong to
>oracle: bin...
>
>well, when I follow the instructions to install it, I run some scripts
>called mkdbs.sh and another one, but both of them gives me the same result:
>unexpected error in token `usage().
>
>therefore, IŽve got no files like I read in some docs in the web called
>orainst or another kind of installer.
>
>Can you help me?
>
>My Linux distribution is a RedHat Linux 7.0
>

You might be running the wrong shell. I've never experienced anyt problem using ksh and the code above is perfectly legitimate in ksh

Hth

>Daniel (Zaragoza)
>

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Sat Nov 24 2001 - 16:00:21 CST