Comments on: A UNIX pathname is a UNIX pathname…or not? ORACLE fooled me again! http://www.thebonsai.net/2009/05/05/a-unix-pathname-is-a-unix-pathnameor-not-oracle-fooled-me-again/ About the days and nights of TheBonsai Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:28:39 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin Klier http://www.thebonsai.net/2009/05/05/a-unix-pathname-is-a-unix-pathnameor-not-oracle-fooled-me-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Martin Klier Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:45 +0000 http://www.thebonsai.net/?p=130#comment-3294 Another thing you may not want to be fooled: A domain name is not a domain name! I'm talking about DB_DOMAIN: If it contains a "-" (dash), you might experience lots of issues in connection with database links. The DB_DOMAIN becomes part of the DB link name (but you are allowed to skip it within the same DB). Ok, now the dash is not allowed to be part of a database name, but the database link's name is checked against the same rules sometimes! In my case, some APEX select list messed around with it, while all reports accepted it flawlessly. Take care Usn Another thing you may not want to be fooled: A domain name is not a domain name! I’m talking about DB_DOMAIN:

If it contains a “-” (dash), you might experience lots of issues in connection with database links. The DB_DOMAIN becomes part of the DB link name (but you are allowed to skip it within the same DB).

Ok, now the dash is not allowed to be part of a database name, but the database link’s name is checked against the same rules sometimes! In my case, some APEX select list messed around with it, while all reports accepted it flawlessly.

Take care
Usn

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