Recent content by wilsonch

  1. W

    ORA 12162 error - cause and workaround

    Problem: ORA-12162 errors on application (.exe) startup ONLY when .exe file was launched from certain directories, NOT from others Client Platform: NT4 (SP6) Server: Oracle 8.1.5 Repeatable: Yes Commonality: Error occurred when full path of .exe contained closed-paren character ")". Example...
  2. W

    TNS: service_name

    We solved our ORA-12162 errors when we discovered that they only occurred on programs whose full path contained ( or ) characters- that is, open-paren or closed-paren characters. When we renamed those directories, the problem was solved. Hope this helps- Charlie Wilson
See more
Back
Top