Hopefully easy 10g 9i question

I have had 9i installed on a Windows 2003 for a long time with a number of databases and recently installed 10g. I have no problems creating a 10g database however I need to create a 9i database. The server thinks there is only one oracle home in the home selector. I have changed the environment variables so the oracle home is 9i and the path has all the 9i locations first. Sql plus runs as 9i but when I start nomount the pfile for the 9i database it starts in the 10g engine. Please help me and tell me what I need to do so I can switch between the two on Windows. Thanks

Try it from dos-prompt like:
c:\ set ORACLE_HOME=<9i_home>
c:\ set ORACLE_SID = 9i SID
c:\ set PATH = 9i_ORCLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
c:\ sqlplus / as sysdba
c:\ startup nomount
Daljit Singh

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With TestStand the answer is usually 'yes' it is just a matter of which way is best for you.
1)
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2)
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Hopefully easy question: the number keypad stopped working!

OK, this is a super-minor problem, but I'm hoping that means it's an easy one to fix!
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Just verified and it appears to work out of the box.
Fix it job I put on a broken job metric:
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spool /tmp/mylogfile
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set heading on
set echo on
select sysdate from dual;
select '%metric%' from dual;
select '%metric_value%' from dual;
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The details of the alert job firing:
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SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Wed May 2 11:58:24 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> Connected.
SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL>
SYSDATE
02-MAY-07
1 row selected.
SQL>
'BROKENJOBCOUNT'
Broken Job Count
1 row selected.
SQL>
'1'
1
1 row selected.
SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
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SQL> set heading on
SQL> set echo on
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SYSDATE
02-MAY-07
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'BROKENJOBCOUNT'
Broken Job Count
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'1'
1
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Hello,
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Now add this library as webprt on page and edit thsi webpart and select yoru view from view dropdown.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-sharepoint-services-help/displaying-sharepoint-lists-in-web-parts-HA001126557.aspx
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If I make a self-contained QT file, would I then be able to take ONLY THAT FILE to another computer for compression?
Yes.
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3) NULL values are still showing the word "NULL" even though in Tools Options we have set it to show blank, existing reports are still using the NULL value.
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Hi paul,
Its a good idea to upgrade from 4i to 10g 4i is no more used by many and their are some issues or bugs with it.The latest version is 11g which has been released 1 week back.If not go with 10g version available.
1) Do all reports have to be stored on the database to allow them to be accessed by Plus or Viewer? Can only the 10G client version open files from a local hardrive or shared network drive?Yes they have to stored in the database so any ened user can access them from plus or viewer.
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NULL values are still showing the word "NULL" even though in Tools Options we have set it to show blank, existing reports are still using the NULL value.It should show blank,might be some problem.In discoverer 10g i think you will not find this issues.
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Hi,
My company is thinking about migrating Forms 6i to 10g. I wonder if you can share some of your experience with us (and with thousands of others who will also face the same daunting task)
1. How do you like/dislike Forms 10g after the migration?
2. What are the pitfalls of Forms 10g? What are the strengths?
3. Other than Oracle Migration tools, is there any other tools that can help us?
4. How long is the migration process typically taken?
5. What problems have been encountered in the upgrade process?
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
John Sun

May I answer your question with some questions of my own? :)
1. Are you migrating from Forms6i client-server or web?
2. If Web, to a non-Windows middle tier (hopefully)?
3. Do you plan to incorporate OID/SSO and/or Portal in the new environment?
I just reached the end of a 6-month long prototyping project to migrate our Forms/Reports 6i application (80% client-server, 20% web) to 10g, using SSO and Portal for report destination. We migrated about a dozen forms of varying complexity and rewrote our main application/menu form. We originally thought the prototype would take 3-4 months. The purpose was to learn what we needed to develop the best migration approach and have an idea of what it would cost. The application has about 650 forms/reports modules. Costs and the learning curve prohibited a move to J2EE/ADF; oh I wished... Management is hoping we can complete the full migration in about a year, but I think... well, this is a public forum and I am using my real name. ;)
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However, many long-standing 6i bugs have been fixed, and I really, REALLY do appreciate being at PL/SQL version 10 in Forms.
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I did not opt to use the migration tool; it doesn't really do that much for you anyway.
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I've opened easily over a hundred SRs during this time, and am quite sure that my name is mud by now and that I have lost any chance of ever getting hired by Oracle. ;)
If your DBAs are database-centric and not used to administering a middle tier-- or administer an old middle-tier like 9iAS 1.0.2.2.2, get them into instructor-led training on 10g administration BEFORE they have to install the 10g infrastructure and middle tiers. The architecture is radically changed and infinitely more complex. As far as the workload the developers will face; Forms is still pretty much Forms, but the state of your existing code will play into it.
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10g memory question on windows 2003 64-bit

oracle 10.2.0.4
windows server 2003 sp2 64-bit
We have a 10g database running on a windows 2003 64-bit with 32GB memory. We set the sga max and target to 10GB and cache to 5GB.
When I look at the task manager, I see there is only 1GB of free memory left. We only have the database running on this server. I would expect a lot more free memory on this server. What would account for the difference? thx
32GB - 10GB (db) - 5GB (cache) - 6.5GB (20% OS) = 10G

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so many questions without ANY answers.
so, what is windows doing with the other memory, how do I see it?OS file system cache

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ORA-01658: Unable to create INITIAL extent for segment in tablespace USERS.
I searched the forum, and seems that there is not enough space for my USERS tablespace. Is it the right solution?
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I don't have table or view in TEST database, it is just a database instance created by Oracle 8. Do I have to create tables or views in order to upgrade it to Oracle 10g database?
I tried to upgrade an existing Oracle 8 database TEST1 which has data in it, and got the following error:
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OracleOraDb10g_home1SNMPPeerEncapsulator
OracleOraDb10g_home1SNMPPeerMasterAgent
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