Connection Via SQL*Plus Worksheet

Dear Friends,
I have a peculiar problem. I am connecting via 9i client to a oracle 8i server.
I could manage to access the database via 9i client's EM and SQL scratch pad. But I am unable to connect via SQL*plus worksheet.
I got this error
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name
While I test the service name via Oracle Net manager, it is successful.
Anybody could shed some light.
Regards
Kumar

Enterprise Manager still has SQL*Plus Worksheet. See:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/em.920/a96670/ch_alone.htm#1015179
-- CJ

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Connect via SQL*Plus taking more time in Oracle 11 than in 10

Oracle Version
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
CORE 11.2.0.3.0 Production
TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Productioncurrently migrating from
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
CORE 10.2.0.4.0 Production
TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Productio
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.4.0 - ProductionOS is AIX 5.3 for Oracle 10 and AIX 6.1 for Oracle 11.
We are currently in the process of migrating some applications from Oracle 10 to 11. Our admins have setup a new development system for us with an Oracle 11 instance. Regarding performance the new system behaves more or less the same than our old, e.g. when executing SQLs we notice hardly any performance differences and those we find are slightly in favour of the new system.
But now we discovered that the time it takes to establish a database connection via SQL*Plus is longer on the Oracle 11 system. Running the following code
sqlplus -s user/pw@database <<END
quit
ENDa thousand times takes ~60s under Oracle 10 but ~140s under Oracle 11. This may not seem much but we are running a test framework consisting of a bunch of shell scripts where several thousand connections are openend via SQL*Plus to execute some SQLs, so that even this small time difference results in rather huge difference in total runtime. The SQLs themself require roughly the same time in both databases, as already mentioned above they are in fact slightly faster in Oracle 11.
To analyze the time difference I ran a trace for the connect with the following parameters in sqlnet.ora
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT=4
TRACE_UNIQUE_CLIENT=ONand found out that there is a time difference of about 70ms during the connect handshake:
Oracle 10
[22-MAR-2013 12:13:09:595] nscon: doing connect handshake...
[22-MAR-2013 12:13:09:595] nscon: sending NSPTCN packet
[22-MAR-2013 12:13:09:621] nscon: got NSPTRS packet
[22-MAR-2013 12:13:09:621] nscon: sending NSPTCN packetOracle 11
(1) [22-MAR-2013 12:15:26:812] nscon: doing connect handshake...
(1) [22-MAR-2013 12:15:26:812] nscon: sending NSPTCN packet
(1) [22-MAR-2013 12:15:26:906] nscon: got NSPTRS packet
(1) [22-MAR-2013 12:15:26:906] nscon: sending NSPTCN packetUnder Oracle 10 there are 26ms between sending the NSPTCN packet and getting the NSPTRS packet, whereas under Oracle 11 this takes 94ms. I ran the trace again, this time with
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT=16and got the following results for the critical interval:
Oracle 10:
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nscon: sending NSPTCN packet
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nspsend: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nspsend: plen=218, type=1
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nttwr: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nttwr: socket 9 had bytes written=218
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nttwr: exit
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nspsend: packet dump
<<packet dump removed>>
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nspsend: 218 bytes to transport
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nspsend: normal exit
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nscon: exit (0)
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: nsctxrnk=0
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: normal exit
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: cid=0, opcode=68, *bl=512, *what=9, uflgs=0x0, cflgs=0x3
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: rank=64, nsctxrnk=0
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: nsctx: state=2, flg=0x4005, mvd=0
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsdo: gtn=10, gtc=10, ptn=10, ptc=2011
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nscon: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nscon: recving a packet
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsprecv: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nsprecv: reading from transport...
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:638] nttrd: entry
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nttrd: socket 9 had bytes read=8
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nttrd: exit
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nsprecv: 8 bytes from transport
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nsprecv: tlen=8, plen=8, type=11
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nsprecv: packet dump
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nsprecv: 00 08 00 00 0B 00 00 00 |........|
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nsprecv: normal exit
[22-MAR-2013 13:17:37:665] nscon: got NSPTRS packetOracle 11
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nscon: sending NSPTCN packet
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nspsend: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nspsend: plen=205, type=1
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nttwr: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nttwr: socket 8 had bytes written=205
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nttwr: exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:504] nspsend: packet dump
<<packet dump removed>>
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nspsend: 205 bytes to transport
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nspsend: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nscon: exit (0)
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: acquired the bit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: nsctxrnk=0
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitcl_ts: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitcl_ts: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: cid=0, opcode=68, *bl=2048, *what=9, uflgs=0x0, cflgs=0x3
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: acquired the bit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitts_ts: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: rank=64, nsctxrnk=0
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitcl_ts: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] snsbitcl_ts: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: nsctx: state=2, flg=0x4005, mvd=0
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsdo: gtn=10, gtc=10, ptn=10, ptc=8155
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nscon: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nscon: recving a packet
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsprecv: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nsprecv: reading from transport...
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:505] nttrd: entry
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nttrd: socket 8 had bytes read=8
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nttrd: exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nsprecv: 8 bytes from transport
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nsprecv: tlen=8, plen=8, type=11
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nsprecv: packet dump
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nsprecv: 00 08 00 00 0B 00 00 00 |........|
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nsprecv: normal exit
(1) [22-MAR-2013 13:33:40:618] nscon: got NSPTRS packetAny ideas what could be the reason for this time difference? Something in our network configuration or something else?

With local connections - I do not think a TCP packet send from an IP to the same IP, leaves the interface as an actual wire protocol/signal. If I'm correct, then running local connection tests will be mostly useless in checking the actual network infrastructure.
Tests 3 and 4 should be showing the same connection times as the same physical network infrastructure is used - only the direction is reversed in the tests.
I would assume that port settings on the switches and interface settings on the routers treat packets equally in both directions between 2 servers. But this could in part explain the problem if this is not the case. In a case of a router for example, the 1st test's ingress interface is the egress interface of the 2nd test (and vice versa). Configurations can differ substantially between interfaces on the same router. Likewise if there is a firewall - as different rule sets are applied in each test and these rule sets could differ.
So I would not be too quick to state that this is definitely not a network problem. But I agree that based on the small percentage difference (assuming comparable tests), it does not look like a network issue.
The next step is to determine what the delay is between the listener accepting the client connection, and the connection being serviced by a dedicated server process.
This will require listener tracing - tracing the time from when the listener accepted the connection (and parsed the TNS connection string), to handing off the connection to the dedicated server process.
As a comparison test, you can also test shared server connections. Dispatcher processes (of the db instance) register themselves with the listener. The shared server client hand off is thus done to an existing server process - no need for the Listener to make a kernel call to load and initialise an executable image.
Shared connections are typically faster than dedicated connections in this respect.
If there is a major time difference, then it means some kind of issue with the listener dealing with dedicated servers as oppose to dispatcher hand off's. As both connections would have had very similar network transit time - which means the connection time difference is related directly to dealing with a dedicated server connection request and hand off.
You can also substitute the oracle executable with a wrapper - and troubleshoot the actual dedicated server startup. I've only done this with Oracle XE 10.2 though and with local IPC connections. Unsure how robust this will be for testing purposes via TCP using 11g.

Error when connecting to SQL*PLUS via ODBC to Excel

OS: Windows 2000 Professional
Oracle DB: 9i release 2
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0
MS Excel: 2000
===================
When I try to connect to SQL*PLUS via ODBC to Excel with "connect scott/tiger@odbc:libro" I get the following error:
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Using variables in SQL Plus Worksheet

I'm new to Oracle. I've developed in MS SQL for some time. I'm trying to debug a query we're using in an application. I paste it into SQL Plus Worksheet and get the message:
SP2-0552: Bind variable "COUNTYPK" not declared.
I could paste in a value, but I would like to define a variable before the query so that it will work the same way as it would in production.
SELECT rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code || '-' || SUBSTR(rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, 1, 3) || '-' || SUBSTR(rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, 4, 4) AS BUSINESSPHONE, trim(rsiplate.OWNER.first_name||' '||rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name||' '||rsiplate.OWNER.last_name) AS BUSINESSNAME, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1 AS ADDRESSLINE1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2 AS ADDRESSLINE2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name AS CITY, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code AS STATE, SUBSTR(rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code, 1, 5) AS POSTALCODE FROM rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT, rsiplate.OWNER, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT, rsiplate.ADDRESS WHERE rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.WATERCRAFT_ID = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_ID AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.LF_WATERCRAFT_REGIST_ORDER = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_ORDER AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.LF_WATERCRAFT_ORDER = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_ORDER AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.owner_id = rsiplate.OWNER.owner_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_owner_group = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_group and rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_set_id = rsiplate.OWNER.address_set_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.data_status_code = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_order = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.REGIST_EXPIRATION_DATE >= SYSDATE AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_USE_CODE = 3 AND rsiplate.ADDRESS.COUNTY_NUMBER = :CountyPK GROUP BY rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code, rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, rsiplate.OWNER.first_name, rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name, rsiplate.OWNER.last_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code, rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code;

Okay, I made some adjustements:
SET DEFINE :
DEFINE :COUNTYPK = '01'
SELECT rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code||'-'||SUBSTR(rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, 1, 3)||'-'||SUBSTR(rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, 4, 4) AS BUSINESSPHONE, trim(rsiplate.OWNER.first_name||' '||rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name||' '||rsiplate.OWNER.last_name) AS BUSINESSNAME, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1 AS ADDRESSLINE1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2 AS ADDRESSLINE2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name AS CITY, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code AS STATE, SUBSTR(rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code, 1, 5) AS POSTALCODE FROM rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT, rsiplate.OWNER, rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT, rsiplate.ADDRESS WHERE rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.WATERCRAFT_ID = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_ID AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.LF_WATERCRAFT_REGIST_ORDER = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_ORDER AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.LF_WATERCRAFT_ORDER = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_ORDER AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.owner_id = rsiplate.OWNER.owner_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_owner_group = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_group and rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_set_id = rsiplate.OWNER.address_set_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.data_status_code = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_order = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.REGIST_EXPIRATION_DATE >= SYSDATE AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_USE_CODE = 3 AND rsiplate.ADDRESS.COUNTY_NUMBER = :CountyPK GROUP BY rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code, rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, rsiplate.OWNER.first_name, rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name, rsiplate.OWNER.last_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code, rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code;
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SP2-0317: expected symbol name is missing
old 2: iplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.owner_id = rsiplate.OWNER.owner_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_owner_group = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_group and rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_set_id = rsiplate.OWNER.address_set_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.data_status_code = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_order = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.REGIST_EXPIRATION_DATE >= SYSDATE AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_USE_CODE = 3 AND rsiplate.ADDRESS.COUNTY_NUMBER = :CountyPK GROUP BY rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code, rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, rsiplate.OWNER.first_name, rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name, rsiplate.OWNER.last_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code, rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code
new 2: iplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.owner_id = rsiplate.OWNER.owner_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_owner_group = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_group and rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_set_id = rsiplate.OWNER.address_set_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.data_status_code = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_order = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.REGIST_EXPIRATION_DATE >= SYSDATE AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_USE_CODE = 3 AND rsiplate.ADDRESS.COUNTY_NUMBER = 01 GROUP BY rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code, rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, rsiplate.OWNER.first_name, rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name, rsiplate.OWNER.last_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code, rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code
iplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_id = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.owner_id = rsiplate.OWNER.owner_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.watercraft_owner_group = rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_group and rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_set_id = rsiplate.OWNER.address_set_id and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_MASTER.data_status_code = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_OWNER_CURRENT.watercraft_owner_order = 1 and rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_REGIST_CURRENT.REGIST_EXPIRATION_DATE >= SYSDATE AND rsiplate.WATERCRAFT_CURRENT.WATERCRAFT_USE_CODE = 3 AND rsiplate.ADDRESS.COUNTY_NUMBER = 01 GROUP BY rsiplate.OWNER.work_area_code, rsiplate.OWNER.work_phone_number, rsiplate.OWNER.first_name, rsiplate.OWNER.middle_name, rsiplate.OWNER.last_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line1, rsiplate.ADDRESS.address_line2, rsiplate.ADDRESS.city_name, rsiplate.ADDRESS.state_code, rsiplate.ADDRESS.zip_code
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended

Is the SQL * Plus Worksheet included in the Oracle 10g Express Edition?

Hello All,
I need to install Oracle 10g for a SQL class that I will be taking this year. I will be installing it in my laptop (Pentium 4, 1GB RAM). I was told by the Professor that I needed to have the SQL*Plus Worksheet. I would like to know which version of Oracle do I need to install, and If it includes the SQL*Plus Worksheet.
This is my first time working & installing Oracle, so I would appreciate if anyone could guide me thru this process.
Thanks a lot,
Ed

No, it is not included.
However, the same functionality, and more, is in Oracle SQL Developer - also available free and download-able from the same area as Oracle Express Edition.
Ask your prof why he want Worksheet. If it's only for the ability to scroll and correct previous SQL (eg: easier time correcting mistakes), and loading scripts, ask if SQL Developer would be allowed. It's much superior and allows you to use XE, which will not sink your laptop like the EE version will.

TNSPING failure and but surprising connecting through SQL*PLUS

I have Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g express edition installed on my local machine.But since in the path i specified path of Oracle10g first so always tnsnames.ora got picked up from Oracl10g directory which is
C:\softwares\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Following are the contents of my sqlnet.ora :--->
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)
Following are the contents of my tnsnames.ora:-->
CCTD91 =(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = cctdev91.jankoc.com)(PORT = 1521)))(CONNECT_DATA =(SERVICE_NAME = CCTD91)))
Now when i am doing tnsping to this i got the error as:
C:\>tnsping cctd91
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 23-APR-2011 16:08:52
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\softwares\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
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But when i connect through Oracle 9i client(SQL*Plus) like peter/devworks@CCTD91, then i am able to connect successfully to Oracle 11g.
Could someone let me know why TNSPING is failing for this and then still why i am able to connect thru SQL*PLUS using the name defined in TNSNAMES.ORA. ?

sqlnet.ora is having just one line:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)
I tried by adding another line: NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH=(TNSNAMES) but did not make any difference so i removed.
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LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 24-APR-2011 19:06:36
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
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Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
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DISPATCHER <machine: localhost, pid: 3288>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=localhost.XXX.XXX.COM)(PORT=1041))
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Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
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LOCAL SERVER
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Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
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LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 24-APR-2011 19:08:48
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
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Alias LISTENER
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Start Date 23-APR-2011 16:05:49
Uptime 1 days 3 hr. 2 min. 59 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
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Listener Parameter File C:\softwares\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\softwares\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=localhost.xxx.xxx.COM)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=8080))(Presentation=HTTP)(Session=RAW))
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Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XEXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XE_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "xe" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
C:\>
Oracle 11g is installed remotely on our office LAN.
Please note that i just removed company name with XXX from the above lsnrcts commands output, just for security reasons.

How to connect from sql*plus to Sql Server

Dear Profs.
How I can connect from sql*plus v8 on my local pc(Win XP) to Sql Server Express 2005 light weight installed in same local pc ?
Thanks,
Ahmed.

You'll need to setup heterogeneous services. This is done by creating an init file for the SQL Server db with %ORACLE_HOME%\hs\admin that refers to a DSN for the Sql Server Database. The listener would also need an entry for the SQL Server DB DSN. After that you would create a dblink to SQL Server in your Oracle instance and then could query across the dblink.

SQL*Plus Worksheet DEFINE command

**I hope this is the correct place to put this, I don't see a forum for SQL*Plus Worksheet.**
I am having some trouble with SQL*Plus Worksheet. The following call to a package works fine,
EXECUTE package_name.procedure_name ('string_name');where it is required that my argument passed to the procedure needs the quotes as part of the string. However, when I try to use a variable instead of hardcoding the 'string_name' value, ie
DEFINE string_name = 'string_name';
EXECUTE package_name.procedure_name (&string_name);I get an error message saying that my variable needs to be defined (the call was made passing the string w/o the quotes). How can I pass the entire string, quotes and all, to the package call? I've tried concatenating them to the variable in the DEFINE and EXECUTE commands but I can't seem to come up with the correct syntax.
Does anybody know how to do this?

Here is the current SQL*Plus Worksheet command, and output (works):
EXECUTE amanda.role_executor.drop_role ('read_only');
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.So, now I try to pass the argument as a variable, instead of hardcoding the value to the call:
DEFINE role_name = 'read_only';
EXECUTE amanda.role_executor.drop_role (&read_only);
BEGIN amanda.role_executor.drop_role (read_only); END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 39:
PLS-00201: identifier 'READ_ONLY' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: Statement ignoredAs you can see when I try to pass the string as a variable the single quotes get lost. How can I concatenate the single quotes to the string? I've tried everything I can think of but apparently Worksheet doesn't like the || symbols.

SQL*Plus Worksheet formating

I have Oracle Client 8.1.7 installed in my computer, and I can't
seem to have the desired output format with the SQL*Plus
worksheet.
I have a database where the tables have several column, and most
of these columns are text with 1024 characters length. I set the
linesize to a huge number (say 3000), the trim and trimspool on,
and I get the results ok.
But, when I want to do a select from a table which is much
smaller, the worksheet is always writing the complete linesize...
Is there a way to display the columns according to the size they
actually have (e.g. defined by the longest element) that is
always valid. I mean without having to set column options for
each table.
Thank you in advance.
Ana

The column width sizing rules are a little opaque. The column size is a function of things like the width that the DB thinks the column is (could be huge if a SQL function is being selected), the column name or heading width, the linesize (for very wide columns), any global format (e.g. SET NUMWIDTH), or the explicit COLUMN FORMAT.
For consistency and portability I'd always recommend using an explicit COLUMN FORMAT. You can never tell if someone is going to run your report after previously setting a COLUMN FORMAT of the same name. Or a new database version may come out where the default datatype of a SQL function has changed. In the past this has happened when CHARs became the longer VARCHAR2s.
I don't think Enterprise Manager's SQL Worksheet (a simplistic interface that just calls SQL*Plus in the background) is doing anything special for formatting. So COLUMN FORMAT will work fine.
-- CJ

SQL*PLUS Worksheet Width

I'm (bery) new to Oracle. I'm trying to figure out how to make the output results of a select statement in SQL*Plus Worksheet not wrap. Is there a way to do this?
Thank you
JohnD

hi friends,
I have used SET LINESIZE 1000 to increase width and display all column details in a row.
But now it is not scrolling till the last column details displayed on screen.Suppose there are 12 columns in my table and i could see only 8 which are displayed on my screen.
How can i scroll to right till the last column?
Thank you,
Regards,
Raghv

SQL*Plus Worksheet in Personal Oracle 8.1.6

Why does a select query in SQL*Plus Worksheet not return any results, but the same query in SQLPLUS or TOAD does?
I am using the version that comes with Personal Oracle8i for NT (Oracle 8.1.6). Version of Enterprise Manager is 2.1.0.1.0.
Database is Oracle8i Enterprise 8.1.5.

What is the query you have given?
Is it happening for all the queries or only for this one.
Please reply.
Regards
Ravi

Giving parameter to spreport.sql in Sql plus worksheet

can any one please tell me how can we give value for the begining snap and ending snap to spreport in sql plus worksheet
best regards
asif

define begin_snap=10
define end_snap=66
@ C:\oracle\ora92\rdbms\admin\spreport.sql
Best Regards
Krystian Zieja / mob

Cancel runnning SQL in SQL*Plus Worksheet?

Hi,
can I Cancel a runnning SQL in SQL*Plus Worksheet?
Thanks
Markus

Probably not in current versions.
SQL*Plus Worksheet is just a Java wrapper around
command-line SQL*Plus. I recall the EM team were keen
to see a cancelling feature in 10g, which is one of the
reasons EM 10g will call iSQL*Plus.
The iSQL*Plus web interface has had cancel for a few versions
already. It has a button specially for that.
(For reference, the EM forum is at Enterprise Manager
-- CJ

Can't connect to SQL Plus after installation...

Windows XP (Admin account)
installed 10g XE
I have no other ORACLE_HOME or TNS files.
All services are started
here is the listener
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Beta
Start Date 17-NOV-2005 23:34:31
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 5 min. 22 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\a
dmin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\l
og\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=VANDERBI-M8R870)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 3 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
when I try to connect with SQL PLUS
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Beta on Thu Nov 17 23:44:45 2005
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> connect / as sysdba
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
I do have the entry in TNSNAMES.ORA
XE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = VANDERBI-M8R870)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = XE)
any ideas?

The TNS-12154 (ORA-12154) error appears when SQL*Net cannot find the alias specified for a connection in the TNSNAMES.ORA file or other naming adapter.
Since we can clearly see the XE entry in your TNSNAMES.ORA file from your further post, the message implies that you are not using the TNSNAMES.ORA that contains the entry, or something is changing the lookup so the entry is not found.
Using a different TNSNAMES.ORA can occur under the following situations:
1) You have a TNS_ADMIN environment variable or registry entry that points somewhere other than this TNSNAMES.ORA
2) You are on Windows NT and are using a SQLPLus that is in a different ORACLE_HOME. The WIndows environment forces the use of the networking subsystem in the ORACLE_HOME as the client program (such as SQLPLUS), which defaults to the TNSNAMES.ORA in the home as the client.
Things I would check:
- is there another TNSNAMES.ORA anywhere on the system
- is there a system environment variable called TNS_ADMIN, or is that string found in the registry
- is there possibly a second SQLPlus.exe (even on a networked drive) that migt be called before the XE - supplied SQLPLUS
It is also possible to have a SQLNET.ORA impacting the way TNSNAMES.ORA is used. If all else checks out, we should look at the %ORACLE_HOME%\network\admin\sqlnet.ora in detail as well.
By the way, the Oracle Network Administration docco has two whole chapters devoted to troubleshooting networking issues, from initial config through data errors in the various config files. If you want to track it faster, check out http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/network.102/b14212/troublestng.htm

Connecting to SQL*PLUS

Good afternoon. I have a strange issue when I try to connect to SQL*PLUS, Designer and Discoverer too, with an id other than SYSTEM or SYS. I have 10G database installed on my local PC, with the 10G client, Developer Suite with Discoverer and Designer. I connected in the command window with SYS to create the Designer repository and everything worked fine. I can CONNECT to SQL*PLUS to my local db with the SYSTEM id, but not with my own id. I can't connect to Designer repository with the REPOS_MANAGER id either. It looks as if it is trying to connect, but I get an hour glass and a NOT RESPONDING in the Windows task list. I have checked the id's by logging on to SQL*PLUS with SYSTEM id, and they are set up correctly. Any thoughts or suggestions? I can connect to my local database through GUI tools like TOAD or SQL*Tools using my own id. I would greatly appreciate any ideas you might have. Thanks. DLD

Hi D Moran,
You don't mention the platform and/or Oracle versions you work with, but generally speaking, did you check:
- the tns service (windows) is started?
- did you wait for a moment after the database service started, so that it had the time to "announce itself" to the tns service?
- do you have only one tnsnames.ora file? if more then one: did you select the corresponding oracle home?
etc...
Maybe some of these checks help!
Regards,
Sabine

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