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Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:26:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Reid Thompson <jreidthompson AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Invoking SQL*Plus from within cygwin
To: Upat54wo AT aol DOT com, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Likely obvious, but, you state .profile rather than
.bashrc --- so be sure that you are sourcing your
.profile


--- Upat54wo AT aol DOT com wrote:
> In a message dated Tue, 18 Sep 2001  5:45:48 PM
> Eastern Daylight Time, Alec Clews
> <alecclews AT yahoo DOT com> writes:
> 
> > G'Day,
> > 
> > This works for me (I'm using W2K). Provding Oracle
> is installed OK it 
> > _should_ pick up Oracle_Home from the registry.
> Just make sure you have 
> > the correct path set up (do you have multiple
> Oracle Homes?).
> 
> I have the following environment variables set in
> bash within my .profile:
> 
> ORACLE_HOME=/cygdrive/k/oracle
> ORACLE_SID=fprd
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
> 
> I have set $ORACLE_HOME and LD_LIBRARY_PATH up as NT
> environment variables using /cygdrvie/k/oracle.  
> 
> When I look at the registry, though, I see
> ORACLE_HOME referred to as K:\ORACLE (no cygdrive/x)
> 
> The K: drive is a mapped drive from the server were
> the database resides.  I do not have Oracle
> installed on my client per se.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> > Can you run sqlplus from the NT command prompt
> (cmd.exe)? If the answer 
> > is yes then look at any path differences and other
> environment differences.
> 
> Yes I can run sqlplus from the dos cmd line.  
> 
> > 
> > Do you get any error mesages from sqlplus when you
> run it?
> 
> No messages other than the Dr. Watson box.  
> 
> > 
> > What version of Oracle are you using?
> > 
> 
> 8.1.7.1.4 for NT
> 
> Thanks for the help - I really appreciate it....
> 
> > Cheers
> > -- 
> > Alec Clews, <alecclews AT yahoo DOT com>,      Melbourne,
> Australia
> > Fax   +61-(3)8621-6920   
> http://www.geocities.com/alecclews/
> > 
> > 
> > Troy Noble wrote:
> > 
> > > Did you define ORACLE_HOME in your environment? 
> And is your Oracle
> > > bin directory on your PATH when running in bash?
> > > 
> > > I've seen the Dr. Watson type error you are
> describing when one of
> > > the two above things wasn't set up properly... I
> can't remember
> > > which.  Sorry.
> > > 
> > > So check your PATH and make sure ORACLE_HOME is
> defined and that might
> > > do it for you.  Can't recall if I had set
> ORACLE_HOME only in my .bashrc
> > > or if I also had to put it in my NT environment
> variables.  From quick
> > > inspection, it looks like I did both.
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Upat54wo AT aol DOT com [mailto:Upat54wo AT aol DOT com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:01 AM
> > > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > > Subject: Invoking SQL*Plus from within cygwin
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have installed the latest and greatest CygWin
> on an NT 4 sp 6. Finally
> > > even got cron to work with the help of the NT
> admins.  
> > > 
> > > Now I am trying to run Oracle's sqlplus (for NT)
> from within a Cygwin
> > > terminal window and am receive an error which
> produces a Dr. Watson type
> > > dump.  I have attached the dump.  
> > > 
> > > Am I being a bit naive about running an NT
> program under Cgywin?  I'd
> > > appreciate someone looking at the dump and
> giving me any insights on getting
> > > this to work.  I have shell scripts which help
> to reduce and automate a
> > > DBA's workload, but they all log on to a
> database to perform their work
> > > using sqlplus.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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