What failed, the describe or the copy?
Here's a work-around for the describe bug (I think from Tom on this list.)
Perhaps give it a try and see if the link works at all??
/*
produces output similar to the 'desc' command over a db_link
takes two parameters
1. the table to be described
2. the name of the db_link (with @ sign)
*/
-- t. day 9-25-01
set verify off
select column_name, data_type, data_length from all_tab_COLUMNS&&2
where table_name = upper('&&1') order by 1
/
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> From: Kevin Lange[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:03 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: DB Link Error - More Info
>
> I ran the copy using SQLPLUS from 8.0.5 trying to copy between 2 8.0.5
> databases and it still failed.
>
> Any further suggestions Jared ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> OK. I am using an 8i client here. Let me try and do it thru the 8.0.5
> SQLPLUS.
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Kevin,
>
> This is a bug in sqlplus. You are using two different releases Oracle,
> and when you are using the 8i version of sqlplus and trying to describe
> a table on a lower version of Oracle through a dblink, you will get this
> error.
>
> The work around is: Don't do that. Seriously. It's not fixed, nor will
> it
> be fixed. You can find details on MetaLink.
>
> Jared
>
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> Sorry for the lack of info. Her it all is:
>
> 1) I have tns entries on both database machines that point to each
> other.
> 2) I have global_names set to false on both machines.
> 3) I have the same ID defined with the same password on both machines.
> 4) We do not use Oracle Names.
>
> On machine A:
> I created a link :
> create database link b using 'b.world';
>
> On machine B:
> I created a link :
> create database link a using 'a.world';
>
> Here are the results:
>
> 1. I can select data back and fourth between both machines wit no
> errors.
> 2. When I try to describe a table accross the link I get the ORA-0219
> error.
> 3. When I try to use the plsql copy command (ultimately what I want to
> do) , on machine B, I get an error stating that I am trying to Fetch out
> of sequence. On machine A I get an unknow error that can not be
> interpreted .... a long string of numbers as the error number.
>
>
> So, thats it. Currently I am resorting to small selects accross the
> working part of the links. But, eventually I need to get to the copy
> commands because they have the commits in them.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Kevin
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:29 PM
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>
> 1) are you using global_names = true? do the link names match the
> global names?
>
> 2) is there a local tns entry on the machine with database A that
> points to database B? we had a problem like then that was traced to our
> using Oracle Names without local tns files.
>
> -bill
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 6:05 PM
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>
> Does anyone know the most common reasons why a DB LINK would give me the
> following error :
>
> ORA-02019: connection description for remote database not found
>
> Both databases exist .... And even though I get this error going from
> Database A to Database B, the link I have between Database B and Database
> A works fine.
>
> Kevin
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