Activation server error on ADE 3.0

Question

Hi!
I unistalled ADE 4.0 and installed 3.0 because 4.0 wouldn't let me open .acsm files or transfer them to other devices. Now, on ADE 3.0, when i try to open an .acsm file, it comes up with a computer autorisaton window which reads "activation server error - code E_ADEPT_INTERNAL"
when i checked both the device and computer authorisation, it says that they are both authorised.
please help!

Answer 1

It is important that the shared_pool value be specified in bytes. For example:
shared_pool= 100000000
If you are running on 9i, another possibility is that the shared_pool setting is not taking effect
when the database is bounced. In 9i there is a new startup file called the "spfile". This is just
like the init.ora file with the following differences:
1. It cannot be edited by a standard editor. It is a binary file.
2. Any system changes to the database while the instance is running (e.g. via alter system) are automatically
written back to the spfile.
By default, when the 9i database starts up, it first looks for the spfile. If it finds one it uses the
settings defined in it. If it doesn't, it looks for the init.ora file.
When a 9i database is installed both init.ora and spfile.ora are created for the instance by default. Changes to
init.ora are not seen by spfile.ora unless the "create spfile" command is used to sync them up.
To get around this behavior, there are several options:
1. remove the spfile so that only the init.ora file exists. The database will then use init.ora exclusively.
2. sync up the init.ora file and spfile.ora file using:
create spfile='spfile.ora ' from pfile='init.ora'
where 'spfile.ora' and 'init.ora' are replaced with the appropriate names for your instance.
3. Explicitly reference the init.ora file when starting up the database using:
startup pfile='init.ora'
where 'init.ora' is replaced with the appropriate name for your instance.
-Todd