2 Day DBA Course: perception check

From: David E. Grove <david_grove_at_correct.state.ak.us>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:23:33 -0900
Message-ID: <10viccte3115ib9@corp.supernews.com>

I'm working through the 2 Day DBA Course for 10g.

I notice that on p. 4-3 ("Configuring the Network Environment") the "Easy Connect Naming" is discussed. It states the the connect string is formed as follows:

CONNECT username/password_at_host [:port] [/service_name]

Then it supplies a specific example:

CONNECT scott/tiger_at_my-server:1521/mydb

My question: Since the service name already includes the port information, isn't the explicit inclusion of the port number in the example redundant? Wouldn't the following also be acceptable as a connect string:

CONNECT scott/tiger_at_my-server/mydb

Thank you.

-- 
David Grove

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