If your using a fake-window wine install, it would be handy if you posted details of how to get BDE working correctly under wine somewhere; say the code weavers app DB. The last report i saw(http://appdb.codeweavers.com/appview.php?appId=42&versionId=380) said that BDE doesn't work without windows. (I can get BDE to work using real windows). On Thu, 2002-08-29 at 22:48, BWeaks@indmolding.com wrote: > After some more research on MetaLink, I went into tnsnames.ora and changed > the host from a name (iqserv) to the IP of iqserv, and it is now running!!!! > WINE is unbelievable! On to printers, to see if Crystal Reports works... > That'll kill those hosers. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BWeaks@indmolding.com [SMTP:BWeaks@indmolding.com] > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:56 PM > > To: wine-users@winehq.com > > Subject: Oracle 8.1.7 client > > > > I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO close to getting my ERP package to run. GRRR. > > Latest > > version of Codeweaver WINE, just downloaded yesterday. IE works, MSOffice > > works well - no icons, but still runs, including JAVA. So, WINE seems to > > work OK. > > > > The program is a Delphi EXE, using the BDE. I can even run BDEADMIN, but > > when attempting to login to the database, there is a lot of disk churning > > (indicating I am running the SQLORA8 dll, I think) and then I get: > > > > General SQL Error. > > ORA03114: not connected to ORACLE > > Alias: IQORA > > > > I also have a different app which doesn't use the BDE, and it gets a > > similar > > (though not identical) error: > > > > ORA-12545: Connect failed becase target host or object does not exist. > > > > I can connect fine in Windows. > > > > Anybody out there able to run the Oracle assistants (via launch.exe)? > > > > TIA > > > > Bill Weaks > > Director, MIS > > Industrial Molding Corp > > 806.474.1055 > > 806.474.1168 (fax) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wine-users mailing list > > wine-users@winehq.com > > http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users > _______________________________________________ > wine-users mailing list > wine-users@winehq.com > http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users