Re: oracle 816 sid name limit:

From: Howard J. Rogers <howardjr_at_www.com>
Date: 2000/09/21
Message-ID: <39c9443c$1@news.iprimus.com.au>#1/1

Changed in 8.1.5. It's an Oracle thing, not an NT one.

Regards
HJR

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"david spaisman" <david.spaisman_at_compaq.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:

>

> When I was using Oracle 804 on NT  Ii thought there was a limit on the

> number of characters  that a SID could be named-- that was 4 characters as

 I


> had once received an error to that effect.

>

> In Oracle 816, has the maximum number of characters changed to 8 charcters

> for the SID name or has the maximum been 8 characters for a while? If the

> later, from what version on NT?

>

> Any information that can be provided will be appreciated. THanks.

>

> David Spaisman

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Received on Thu Sep 21 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT