Thanks for the question, Zainab.
Asked: November 10, 2018 - 12:07 pm UTC
Last updated: November 28, 2018 - 1:49 am UTC
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Hello,
I am using a Macbook and I downloaded the Parallels virtual machine to get Windows 10 in order to download SQL Plus,
I have done all of the minimum requirements and installed SQL Plus, but when it comes to entering my username and password I get the ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
I tried doing the method where I clicked start > type services.msc in the search bar > clicked on 'Start' in every file that starts with Oracle, I only have two of them the OracleMTSRecoveryService and OracleOrcaDb11g_home1ClrAgent and it still does not work
What should I do?
and Connor said...
Is this to connect to a local database? (ie, on your own machine?)
If yes, then have you created a database? A service is created for each Oracle database, eg I have a database on my Windows machine called "DB122" and hence there is a service: OracleServiceDB122
If you need a create a database, here's a quick walkthrough video. It is for Linux, but the fundamentals are the same. You would run "Database Creation Assistant" from your Start menu.
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