DISPLAY env var (help)

[hemanr]

Hi Gurus,
When I set the display env variable using

setenv DISPLAY=machinename:0 or
export DISPLAY=machinename:0

the machine name will be the name of the Unix box at which Oracle resides...right?

I am trying to use dbassist and getting the message

DISPLAY env var not set...

Thanks!

[sambavan]

The mechine name would be to the server you are connected to.

say I'm sshing to server ABC then the display on that would be

DISPLAY ABC:0

Sam

[hemanr]

Thanks Sam,
I do this. Then when I

#dbassist

I get a java null pointer exception and a host of Java error messages.

Any ideas?

[sambavan]

try setting it to

DISPLAY hostname:0.0

or

DISPLAY hostname:1.0

Sam

[hemanr]

Hi Sam,
I tried that but get teh same error.
I am connecting to a server called abcwebdev5

I set

#export DISPLAY=abcwebdev5:0

and also tried the other settings you suggested but to no avail.
I still get the Java errors...

I have been trying to activate dbassist to create a database by

#dbassist

but its not working. Is there any other way out?

Thanks!

[sambavan]

How are you connecting to the oracle server?
From Windows/Linux/Unix

Sam

[hemanr]

Hi Sam,
Windows 2000.

[sambavan]

Then you need some x-forwading tool to forward your Xsession to windows. Tools like HummingBird or so. If you have it installed on your windows, start the Exceed on the case of humming bird and on your telnet window, set the xforwaring on and then try it.

Sam

[hemanr]

Thanks Sam!!!
Hummingbird works!