EA1: Is SQL Dev 2.1 able to talk to a DB with no listener? 1.5.5 could.

We use local installs for each developer, the locally installed DB runs with no listener. TOAD, SQL Dev 1.5.5 and SQL*pluss all had no issues talking to my local install. With 1.5.5, I simply left the connection type as BASIC with a blank hostname and port. Similarly with TOAD and with SQLplus, I left all details (except the user and password) blank, and they connected ok.
2.1 is unable to connect, it tells me that I can't leave the hostname blank, and that the port number is invalid.
I've tried exporting the connections from 1.5.5 and importing them. All other connections ( to the team dev, the CI, the build, the test, QA and production environments) work with no issue. Connecting to my local db with the imported connection gives the error:
no ocijdbc11 in java.library.path
Vendor code 0
So how do I use this version to talk to a local install, that is not running a listener?
Please don't respond if all you can say is "run a listener" :)
Local DB is 10gr2, using the latest patches, with the latest 10gr2 client
Alan
Edited by: user1357095 on 01-Nov-2009 22:04

The ocijdbc11 error would indicate it's prioritizing your 10g client. You can try tricking sqldev by changing your ORACLE_HOME within a batch file inside sqldev's install folder. This would force using the supplied thin 11g driver:
set ORACLE_HOME=%CD%
start sqldeveloper.exeHope that helps,
K.

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