The separate directory thing does make sense. I have had nothing but grief with system environment variables. > -----Original Message----- > From: JohnF@xxxxxxxx > Sent: 05 March 2004 13:29 > To: JohnF@xxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: TNS_ADMIN > > > I was just reading a metalink article yesterday that suggests > that you forget > trying to set TNS_ADMIN in the registry, and set it as an > environment variable > instead. In my Win2000 system, that means go to control > panel, system, choose > the Advanced tab, press the environment variables button. > The article also > recommends that you create a directory outside of any of your > Oracle_Homes and > put the network configuration files there, with the > appropriate setting of > TNS_ADMIN. That way, if you reinstall, upgrade, delete, or > otherwise hose an > Oracle Home, your network settings will be unharmed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:27 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: TNS_ADMIN > > > Cheers > > It was the latter for 8i. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jo_holvoet@xxxxxxxx > > Sent: 05 March 2004 11:03 > > To: jo_holvoet@xxxxxxxx; oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: TNS_ADMIN > > > > > > Unfortunately Oracle is not consistent with this across > > products/versions; > > > > IIRC it can be either in HKLM/SOFTWARE/ORACLE or in one of the > > HKLM/SOFTWARE/ORACLE/HOMEn > > > > mvg/regards > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 03/05/2004 11:49 > > Please respond to oracle-l > > > > > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > cc: > > Subject: TNS_ADMIN > > > > > > can some kind soul remind me where this goes in the registry of a > > multi-homed windows box? I swear my memory gets worse every day. > > > > Niall Litchfield > > Oracle DBA > > Audit Commission > > +44 117 975 7805 > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email contains information intended for > > the addressee only. It may be confidential > > and may be the subject of legal and/or > > professional privilege. Any dissemination, > > distribution, copyright or use of this > > communication without prior permission of > > the sender is strictly prohibited. > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------