Error SP2-0640 when installing Statspack

Question

Oracle 9.2.0.1.0 . Windows.
Trying to install statspack, keep getting the same error in spctab.lis
SP2-0640: Not connected
I have read this is a connect string issue. I have read I should run the spcreate.sql even as system instead of sys. I have unsuccessfully installed, then used the spdrop.sql to return.
I connect through SQL*Plus as this: sys/***@***** as sysdba - all on the one line.
I am able to create the perfstat user and allocate required tablespace and temp space, but when creating STATS$... tables the process fails with said error.
If I try to run later a query such as exec statspack.snap; I get this error
PLS-00201: identifier 'STATSPACK.SNAP' must be declared
Sources used:
http://www.akadia.com/services/ora_statspack_survival_guide.html
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96533/statspac.htm#21605
I read that one should run the three scripts individually:
spcusr.sql as sysdba
spctab.sql and spckg.sql as perfstat
Thanks.
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Dan A

Answer 1

sqlplus sys/***@*** as sysdba
has never worked on Windows
It should be sqlplus "sys/***@** as sysdba"
The first document you claim to have read actually does use the double quotes.
Posting an error message without context in this case is vague.
The PLS-00201 demonstrates statspack doesn't exist in the user PERFSTAT.
As you are calling an Ascii script, issues with a readable script usually can be resolved by reading the script.
When I read the script my conclusion is you never created the PERFSTAT user.
In either case, if you don't post spcusr.lis nor spctab.lis, I can only recommend you troubleshoot this yourself. It is not that difficult and you could actually learn something.
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA