Monthly Archives: April, 2012
Weird Error Dialogue when Installing Oracle 11.2.0.3 Client?
Send article as PDF When installing the Pro*C compiler stuff (technical term) from the 11.2.0.3 client install disc (it’s in zipfile 4 or 7 in case you need to know!) I hit a strange error almost immediately the installer started the GUI.
Oracle 9i, HP-UX and ORA-12505 Drives Me Mad!
Send article as PDF I’ve just created a new database on an HP-UX server. The database is Oracle 9i (yes, I know, I know!) and no matter what I do, I can’t connect via the listener without getting the dreaded ORA-12505: TNS:listener could not resolve SID given in connect descriptor error message.
Scotsmen & the Weather.
Send article as PDF This one has been around for a while, but it’s still amusing. Other opinions are available …