From: anacedent@hotmail.com   
      
   Axel Dachtler wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   >   
   > I have a listener problem. The listener cannot read SERVICE_NAME in   
   > TNS-Descriptor. The service-name I specified in Oracle Net Manager for   
   > this database is testdb as well.   
   >   
   > (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=axel-0560nntbn1)   
   > (PORT=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=testdb)))   
   >   
   > It is a local database so I tried testdb.localhost, but this didn't   
   > work too!   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   > Axel   
      
   You did not provide enough information to troubleshoot the problem.   
   A listener is NOT required to access a local database.   
      
   "didn't work"?   
   EXACTLY what did not work?   
   EXACTLY what was the error message?   
   I have NO idea what you actually tried to do   
   or the error message with which Oracle responded.   
      
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