A TNSNAMES file isn't going to help unless you have the Oracle client software installed. If you had the software, you would already have a tnsnames file.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Poland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 September 2003 02:58 > To: Martin Gainty > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Need help with oracledump (contributed program) > > > On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 11:09:02AM -0700, Martin Gainty wrote: > > Doug > > I copied this from an SAP integration with Orace site > > > http://saphelp.cob.csuchico.edu/OraHelp/Darwin36/inst36fhp/htm > l/5-odbc.htm > > > > 5.5.3 tsnames.ora File > > the file > > ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora must point to the > listener (i.e., the > > TCP/IP port) on the database server. (ORACLE_HOME is the > directory on Unix > > where Oracle is installed.) For example, > > > > ora_db0_net= > > (DESCRIPTION= > > (ADDRESS= > > (PROTOCOL=TCP) > > (HOST=test-console.think.com) > > (PORT=1521) > > ) > > (CONNECT_DATA= > > (SID=ORCL) > > ) > > ) > > Note: Do not use tabs in the file tnsnames.ora. > > > > *OracleDump is performed by (SID=ORCL)* > > > > Keep us apprised to your progress... > > > Hi Marty, > > Thanks for following up. I've created a tnsnames.ora file > in /usr/local/oracle/9.0.1/network/admin with the settings > appropriate to my host. When I run the following commands: > > % setenv ORACLE_HOME /usr/local/oracle/9.0.1 > % setenv ORACLE_SID VAPDEV > % oracledump -c -u myUser -p myPassword > > I get the error message... > > % Can't call method "do" on an undefined value at > /home/doug/bin/oracledump line 95. > > > When I run it with the -x switch I see... > > Configuration: (remove --explain/-x option to run with this > configuration) > > Database SID: VAPDEV > Database user: myUser > Database password: myPassword > > Tables: All tables > > Options: > --default-database Use default database (VAPDEV) > --with-table-comments Include table comments > --with-column-comments Include column comments > --default-precision Set to 18 > --default-scale Set to 0 > --complete-insert Includes list of column names > in insert statements > > I'm not a perl guy and I'm not sure what to make of it other than the > variables $nls_date_format, $nls_time_format, $nls_timestamp_format > have data at run-time. > > Thanks again for your help so far... > > -- > Regards, > Doug > > > Marty Gainty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Jim Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:18 AM > > Subject: Re: Need help with oracledump (contributed program) > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 01:03:48PM +0100, Jim Smith wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to figure out how to use the contributed program > > > > > "oracledump" in an environment where I don't have a login to > > > > > the *nix host running Oracle. All my connectivity to the > > > > > Oracle host is via port 1521 and JDBC. > > > > > > > > > > The oracle dump command seems to be looking for a SID in a > > > > > file called tnsnames.ora. Those do not exist on the system I > > > > > am using. Is it possible to still use oracledump in this > > > > > case? > > > > > > > > > I doubt it. It looks as if oracledump requires Oracle's network > > > > layer (SQL*Net) and unless you have that you can't do anything. > > > > > > > > The oracle thin JDBC driver implements SQL*Net for java only, > > > > but the other Oracle jdbc drivers require SQL*Net > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. Looks like I'll have to roll my own in > > > Java. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Doug > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
