ORA-12154 error on Win7 64
Question
Is there any solution for this error on Windows 7 64 bit (because I think it's the main cause) in .NET application? (ASP.MVC2 with EF4)
I've:
- Windows 7 64 bit
- Oracle Express 10g (i've tried to install Client 11g, but then, during installation i got another error - Net Configuration Assist~ Error - something about oraclj11 and java)
I've also checked and tried:
- tnsnames.ora - everything is all right
- tnsping - was successfull
- sqlnet.ora - NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
I'd like to connect with Oracle DB via ASP application (as above) and I still see this error. .NET cannot see alias which is in tnsnames.ora
Solution
Error: ORC-12154 and Oracle Provider not compatible with current OS (povider 32 bit, OS 64)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit, .NET 4.0, Visual Studio 2010, Tunel via SSH (putty)
Solution:
- Uninstall oracle software, especially Oracle’s client (OracleExpress Client and whole db 10g)
- Install Oracle 11g Client for Windows 7 64-bit. If occurs errors during installation (Config Net Assistant), check and clean previous Oracle’s software. Everything including register and ORACLE_HOME, TNS_ADMIN environment variables should be removed.
- Install Oracles .NET tools for Visual Studio (it prevents 32 bit and 64 bit’s conflict)
Configure TNSNAMES.ORA and SQLNET.ORA
- tnsnames.ora - check aliast with tnsping in cmd prompt (tnsping.exe exists in /bin
- check environment variables: ORACLE_HOME, optional TNS_ADMIN: “ORACLE_HOME/NETWORK/ADMIN”
sqlnet.ora variables :
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT) SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS) NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = ORCA
For me atleast works fine.
OTHER TIPS
The problem seems to be with the 32-bit Oracle client and the "(x86)" in the long-name file path. I've got mine to work by using this in a .bat file.
start /B "C:\Progra~2\Microsoft Visual Studio 10\Common7\IDE" "C:\Progra~2\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
One quick easy solution is here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1567133/very-frustrating-ora-12154-excpetion-finally-resolved
Basically, TOAD.exe, if run from a path containing parentheses, such as:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\TOAD\Toad.exe
...will encounter a TNS error when trying to conenct to a database:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
Copy the entire Quest Software folder into C:\Program Files and you should be good to go.