Oracle PL Sql Developer cannot find my tnsnames.ora file

Question

I have an Oracle tnsnames.ora file from my previous workplace. I want to pick it up with my newly installed PL SQL Developer on another computer. I have copied the file into ..O

Answer 1

I had the same problema, but as described in the manual.pdf, you have to:

You are using an Oracle Instant Client but have not set all required environment variables:

• PATH: Needs to include the Instant Client directory where oci.dll is located
• TNS_ADMIN: Needs to point to the directory where tnsnames.ora is located.
• NLS_LANG: Defines the language, territory, and character set for the client.

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