Re: Fail connecting to Personal Oracle 8.0

You need to get a patch from Oracle that will allow you to connect using the Bequeath protocol.

IHTH's

Mark A. Kramm
ODTUG Board Member http://www.odtug.com

Billy Verreynne wrote in message <70kblj$449$1_at_hermes.is.co.za>...
>Amin Ch. wrote in message <362D3A30.ED0C7955_at_usa.net>...
><e-mail copy send to amin_ch_at_usa.net as requested>
>
>>I use Oracle Form Builder version 5.0.5.4.0 and Personal Oracle 8.0 for
>>Win 95. But when I try connect to local database in Personal Oracle, the
>>connection is failed. I get the following error message :
>>ora-3121 : no interface driver connected - function not performed.
>>What should I do to resolve this problem??
>>From Ms Access, I can connect to Personal Oracle successfully using
>>ODBC.
>
>If ODBC works there's no reason why Form Builder should not work. Open the
>ODBC connection and have a look at the host or connection string. Use the
>exact same string in Form Builder when trying to connect.
>
>I suspect that you may be using a different connection string (or alias) in
>Forms which uses a protocol that you have not installed.
>
>If you're not running TCP/IP on your PC, then you should be using the
Oracle
>bequeath protocol. It is basically a direct program (client) to program
>(Oracle database) connection instead of a program (client) via network
(e.g.
>TCP/IP) to program (database) connection.
>
>To troubleshoot your connections/aliases, use SQL*Net Easy config to
>maintain (add/modify) the aliases and run the command TNSPING <aliasname>
in
>a DOS window to check if that alias is valid.
>
>regards,
>Billy
>
>
>
Received on Wed Oct 21 1998 - 09:50:30 CDT