posted 20 years ago
Hi,
Where is the Oracle RDBMS installed? Is it on your windows PC? Or is it on a server that you're trying to connect to from your PC? If both the Oracle server and the application you are using to connect to it are on your PC, did the Oracle installation process give you an opportunity to congfigure and test your Net setup?
There are many, many different scenarios possible but one universal thing you can try is to startup SQL*PLus from your start menu (or there may be an icon for it on the desktop). Then see if it starts up and gives you a SQL> prompt.
I'm afraid I need more details from you before I can give you a more specific answer. One thing, if you are connecting to the "localhost" (your own PC), you wouldn't need ODBC drivers to use SQL*Plus.
HTH,
Barbara