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Not able to connect Oracle 10g Express to PL/SQL developer..?

dipesh patelDec 17 2013 — edited Jan 1 2014

Hello,

I have installed PL/SQL developer 10.0.2. And already Oracle 10g Express is installed in my machine (Windows 7). Now when I am trying o connect Oracle 10g to Pl/Sql developer its not getting me connected. Its giving error as: "ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve the connect identifier specified".

I tried the following resolutions to solve this issue:

1). Checked 'OracleXETNSListner' service, its up and running.

2). Checked the file 'tnsnames.ora' it consist of:

XE =

  (DESCRIPTION =

    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = madhu-PC)(PORT = 1521))

    (CONNECT_DATA =

      (SERVER = DEDICATED)

      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)

    )

  )

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =

  (DESCRIPTION =

    (ADDRESS_LIST =

      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))

    )

    (CONNECT_DATA =

      (SID = PLSExtProc)

      (PRESENTATION = RO)

    )

  )

ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =

  (DESCRIPTION =

    (ADDRESS_LIST =

      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))

    )

    (CONNECT_DATA =

      (SID = CLRExtProc)

      (PRESENTATION = RO)

    )

  )


3). And in combo box three database its showing: xE, EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA and ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA.

and I am trying to connect it to xE...but showing same error.


4). From Tool->preferences. In connection, the oracle home was empty..so I selected xE, but then also I am not able to connect.


I have tried all the above resolutions but not able to connect, can anyone help me out with this??

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