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== Easy Connect String ==
 
== Easy Connect String ==
  
At the start of the 2019/20 Academic Year some labs have not been fully set-up yet. If you find the ''@ora19c'' returns with
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If you find the ''@ora19c'' returns with
 
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ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
 
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
 
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Then when prompted for a username in SQL*Plus, type in:
 
Then when prompted for a username in SQL*Plus, type in:
 
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Your_Oracle_Username/Your_Oracle_Password@ora-srv.wlv.ac.uk:1521/catdb.wlv.ac.uk
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yourOracleUsername/yourOraclePassword@ora-srv.wlv.ac.uk:1521/catdb.wlv.ac.uk
 
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This must be entered as one line at the "Enter user-name:" prompt. Replace Your_Oracle_Username and Your_Oracle_Password with your own details.
 
 
== Oracle 19c ==
 
 
From the 2019/20 Academic year we will be using Oracle 19c. 
 
  
Oracle 12c should only be used by MSc students who are completing their projects.
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This must be entered as one line at the ''Enter user-name:'' prompt. Replace ''yourOracleUsername'' and ''yourOraclePassword'' with your own details.
  
 
== SQL*Plus Command Line ==
 
== SQL*Plus Command Line ==

Latest revision as of 20:19, 28 September 2020

Main Page >> Oracle and SQL >> Workbook >> Getting Started >> SQL*Plus

SQL*Plus Client

First of all start SQL*Plus - see this page for details: Starting SQL*Plus

It will then present you with a log on screen similar to the following figure:

InstantClient19c.png

Fill in the following, note the format of the username carefully:

User-name:This is your student number, preceded by OPS$ and followed by @ora19c
  E.g., if your username is 0912345, then type in: OPS$0912345@ora19c
Password:When you registered for Oracle, you will have been given a password. Type this in when prompted.
  Note, the password will not be echoed on the screen, nor any asterisks shown.

Do note that the password is case sensitive, but the user-name is not. Generally the initial password given starts with a capital letter. You can change this once you have logged in.

If you have logged in successfully you will be presented with the SQL> prompt:

InstantClient19cLogin.png

Easy Connect String

If you find the @ora19c returns with

ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified

Then when prompted for a username in SQL*Plus, type in:

yourOracleUsername/yourOraclePassword@ora-srv.wlv.ac.uk:1521/catdb.wlv.ac.uk

This must be entered as one line at the Enter user-name: prompt. Replace yourOracleUsername and yourOraclePassword with your own details.

SQL*Plus Command Line

The prompt: SQL> means the system is waiting for you to enter a command.

There are two types of command that you may enter:

• SQL commands. For manipulating data in the database. Each SQL command is terminated by a semi-colon, which will be seen later.

• Control commands. For formatting results and editing. The semi-colon is optional for these commands.

Changing Your Password

It is advisable to change your initial password to something else. To do this, once you have logged in, type:

 password

It will ask for your old password first, before you can set a new one.

If you forget your new password and the system locks you out after several attempts, re-run the registration program and it will reset it back to the original password:

Oracle registration program

Please note: we can not access any updates to your password once you change it!

Next: Setting up the Sample Database

Initially you will have no tables in your database. The next step is to: set up the sample database