Comments on: Why can’t I connect to Oracle DB from virtual xp running under windows 7 host http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/why-cant-i-connect-to-oracle-db-from-virtual-xp-running-under-windows-7-host/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: rechil http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/why-cant-i-connect-to-oracle-db-from-virtual-xp-running-under-windows-7-host/#comment-84931 rechil Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:03:31 +0000 #comment-84931 From my side, as Carlosdl said, hope he is correct. The actual location u will have to take care is
Tools > Preferences > options set manually Oracle Home to the folder of ORACLE_HOME and “OCI Library” to the oci.dll file located in ORACLE_HOME/bin/oci.dll

Thanks–

]]> By: carlosdl http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/why-cant-i-connect-to-oracle-db-from-virtual-xp-running-under-windows-7-host/#comment-84918 carlosdl Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:00:13 +0000 #comment-84918 I don’t use pl sql developer, but I believe there is an option (preferences->options) where you can set the appropriate oracle home (and the OCI library) of the client software version you want to use. It might help in this case.

]]> By: plsqlwannab http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/why-cant-i-connect-to-oracle-db-from-virtual-xp-running-under-windows-7-host/#comment-84917 plsqlwannab Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:39:49 +0000 #comment-84917 The issue was I had installed more than one version of Oracle client sofware on the VM. However, the database drop down is not populated I still need to type in the
name of the database.

]]> By: carlosdl http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/why-cant-i-connect-to-oracle-db-from-virtual-xp-running-under-windows-7-host/#comment-84904 carlosdl Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:46:04 +0000 #comment-84904 Have you installed more than one version of Oracle client sofware on the machine ?
Can you connect from SQL*Plus ?

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