Re: [gnome-db]Other problem with oracle

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On 19 Jun 2001 18:54:29 -0400, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
> Now i compiled libgda, yeahhh.
> Testing the conection with gda-test i try:
> 
> GDA-Test version 0.2.10
> Copyright (c) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This program is part of GNU Data Access (GDA) version 0.2.10.
> GDA-Test comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> You may redistribute copies of GDA-Test under the terms of the GNU
> General Public License. For more information see the file COPYING.
> 
> initializing...
> 
> The following 2 GDA providers are available:
> 1: OAFIID:GNOME_GDA_Provider_Oracle_ConnectionFactory
> 2: OAFIID:GNOME_GDA_Provider_Default_ConnectionFactory
> 
> Choose one (enter the number):1
> 
> choosing OAFIID:GNOME_GDA_Provider_Oracle_ConnectionFactory...
> 
> Please enter dsn (like 'DATABASE=test'): DATABASE=intrad
> 
> Please enter user name: desa 
> Please enter password: desa
> 
> opening connection...
> GDA_Connection_open returns -1
> 
> ** CRITICAL **: file gda-error.c: line 277 (gda_error_list_free): assertion `errors != 0' failed.
> 
> intrad is the name of my database, in my localhost. 
> I can use this name?
if that's a tnsnames.ora entry name, yes, you can use it. If not, you
can't. Also, if you leave this blank, it will use the ORACLE_SID
environment variable to connect to the local instance.

> How should use this tool?
> 
The best way is to install gnome-db, so that you get the frontend
(gnomedb-fe). There, you must set up a data source (in the manager), and
then just connect to it from the 'Database' component.

cheers

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