Form Builder connecting to Oracle database

I recently dowloaded the Personal Edition of the Oracle 10g database.
Having done that, I installed a copy of Oracle Forms 6i which I had.
When I used to connect to the database from the Forms Builder, I only entered username "scott" and password "tiger".
Now, it seems I also need to enter the database name to connect.
I tried "Oracle10g", which I think is the instance name, but I get an error about not being able to "resolve service name."
Can someone help me with this?
Thank you.

Although not related to your problem, connecting Forms 6i to a 10g database isn't really a good idea. Although it is supported by Oracle, you are likely to have problems. Remember that Forms/Reports 6i is very old (and no longer supported) and was based on the Oracle 8.0.6 architecture. Additionally, be sure you are using Forms 6.0.8.22 (Patch 13) or newer if you plan to connect to 10.x.
That said, your problem is not related to the versions you are using. It is caused by the fact that the database is considered "remote" relative to Forms. This is true even though both products are likely installed on the same machine. By having them installed in different Oracle Homes (which you must), the database might as well be on another machine.
Short answer, you need to add the database information to the tnsnames.ora file found in the Forms Oracle Home. More specifically, it can be found in:
%ORACLE_HOME%\NET80\ADMIN
The other alternative is to set TNS_ADMIN in the system environment (not the Windows Registry). This will point to the database's tnsnames.ora and will allow all installed products to access the same file.

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