cannot connect to oracle with VS 2003 and oracle Plugin

17 Nov 2005 6:58 PM

Elhanan

hi..

i downloaded oracle's Dotnet Developer pack for dotnet studio

not i get add connection window, i specify in the datasource my
database name,and in the user/password, etc..

when i try to connect i get ora-12154, what am i missing?

17 Nov 2005 7:17 PM

Vincent Dalton

Elhanan,

I had the same issue. I was running Oracle 9i and had to modify the settings
in the Oracle Net Manager in the Oracle 10g home and modify the settings in
Service Naming node.

HTH

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"Elhanan" <emaa***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi..
>
> i downloaded oracle's Dotnet Developer pack for dotnet studio
>
> not i get add connection window, i specify in the datasource my
> database name,and in the user/password, etc..
>
> when i try to connect i get ora-12154, what am i missing?
>

20 Nov 2005 3:17 PM

Elhanan

thanks

as i noticed in my registry i saw i have to clients folders

KEY_OraClient10g_home1
KEY_OraClient10g_home2
and to client folers in the product librarery
i remember i installed it twice becosue i wasnt sure if it was ok, can
i drop one?

21 Nov 2005 3:01 PM

Vincent Dalton

Yes, you can. I used Net Manager to delete mine and then had to clean the
registry.

Vince

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"Elhanan" <emaa***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> thanks
>
> as i noticed in my registry i saw i have to clients folders
>
> KEY_OraClient10g_home1
> KEY_OraClient10g_home2
> and to client folers in the product librarery
> i remember i installed it twice becosue i wasnt sure if it was ok, can
> i drop one?
>