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I have 8i installed on a Windows98 machine. I can connect to SQL/Plus and
Navigator. I then installed Designer6i, but get the message below when I try
to connect to the database with Designer itself or the repository
administration utility . My class assignment is seriously behind because of
this. I've been trying to figure this out for over a week! I've tried to use
the suggestions mentioned in the error messages even to the extent of
getting inside the registry with
\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\TNS_ADMIN for example as well as the
Net8 assistant and putting the TNSNAMES.ORA file in various spots, but I
haven't gotten very far with the various things I've tried. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Message
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
Action:
Make the following checks and correct the error:
- Verify that a TNSNAMES.ORA file exists and is in the proper place and
accessible. See the operating system specific manual
for details on the required name and location.
- Check to see that the service name exists in one of the TNSNAMES.ORA files
and add it if necessary.
- Make sure there are no syntax errors anywhere in the file.
Particularly look for unmatched parentheses or stray characters.
Any error in a TNSNAMES.ORA file makes it unusable. See Chapter 4 in the
SQL*Net V2 Administrator's Guide. If possible, regenerate the configuration
files using the Oracle Network Manager.
RME-00220: Failed to connect to Repository ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----
Action:
Examine other reported errors for specific details.
Thanks,
Otter
Received on Tue Nov 27 2001 - 23:17:32 CST
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