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    error connecting to database from forms 6i

    Hi friends,

    I keep getting a TNS packet writer failure error when trying to connect to the database with any Forms apps.

    I followed the supplied installation instructions exactly but cannot resolve this problem. Oracle 8.1.7 is the database used and it resides on another machine in the network. I created an entry in TNSNAMES.ORA with easy config. But I cannot get any of the builders, nor the SQL*Plus that came with the package, to connect to my database. I have no problem starting the SQL*Plus that was included in the 8.1.7 package, however.

    I read a few possible solutions on the newsgroups, and on here. Such as copying the TNSNAMES.ORA into both oracle home admin directories, renaming sqlnet.ora to .old. All with reboot, of course. Nothing is working. Listener is started, as well as other required services.

    I am running Windows 2000. All 8i components are v 8.1.7.

    Someone please help! Why do I keep getting this error?

    Thanks

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    Re: error connecting to database from forms 6i

    Originally posted by star
    Such as copying the TNSNAMES.ORA into both oracle home admin directories, renaming sqlnet.ora to .old. All with reboot, of course.
    That would be OH\network\admin, yes? You meant that path, not OH\admin.

    Forms 6i on which platform?

    Nice dig against Windows.

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    Hi,
    Thanks for the response.
    Forms 6i is also on windows 2000.
    I am stuck , please help me
    We are able to connect the same database from another machine thro an ODBC connection.

    regards

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    Post your tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora files that forms is using.

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    sqlnet.ora
    # SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
    # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

    #NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = db1.local

    #SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)

    NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, ONAMES, HOSTNAME)

    sqlnet.expiretime=0

    tnsnames.ora

    # TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
    # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

    TEST.WORLD =
    (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = sori)(PORT = 1521))
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVICE_NAME = db1.local)
    )
    )



    Please help.thanks

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    sqlnet.ora
    # SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
    # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

    #NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = db1.local

    #SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)

    NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, ONAMES, HOSTNAME)

    sqlnet.expire_time=0

    tnsnames.ora

    # TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
    # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

    TEST =
    (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = sori)(PORT = 1521))
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVICE_NAME = test)
    )
    )


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    oops.it didn't work.says service name could not be resolved

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    What is the name of the database in the init.ora file?

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    Try to see that you don’t have two tnsname.ora file in two different oracle home.
    Circumstances do not rise to meet our expectation. Embrace what you actually get. Open your eyes. See things for what they really are Thereby sparing yourself the pain of false attachements.

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    db_name="db1"
    db_domain=local
    service_name=db1.local
    instancename=db1

    minesh, there are no duplicate ora homes.

    Please help me out.

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