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I just installed the Oracle Developer extension, and each time I try to create a connection, it gives an error, and won't work.
$oerr ora 12154 ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
Cause: A connection to a database or other service was requested using a connect identifier, and the connect identifier specified could not be resolved into a connect descriptor using one of the naming methods configured. For example, if the type of connect identifier used was a net service name then the net service name could not be found in a naming method repository, or the repository could not be located or reached.
Please cross-check the below:
Action: The following actions may be appropriate: If you are using local naming (tnsnames.ora file): Make sure that TNSNAMES is listed as one of the values of the names.directory_path parameter in the sqlnet.ora Oracle Net profile. Verify that a tnsnames.ora file exists and is in the proper directory and is accessible. Check that the net service name used as the connect identifier exists in the tnsnames.ora file. Make sure there are no syntax errors anywhere in the tnsnames.ora file. Look for unmatched parentheses or stray characters. Errors in a tnsnames.ora file may make it unusable.
