Windows forms app copied from Release/bin folder to another folder does not run.

[Nick Moore]

I have a C# forms app that accesses an Oracle database. When 'Release' built, it runs fine from the folder that it's built into but if I copy the app's .exe and .dlls to another folder it fails with the Oracle TNS error, ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name

Anybody have any ideas why this might happen

Thank

Nick Moor

[drew]

is there some other file (oracle config file?) in the directory with the
bin?

"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have a C# forms app that accesses an Oracle database. When 'Release' built, it runs fine from the folder that it's built into but if I copy the
app's .exe and .dlls to another folder it fails with the Oracle TNS error,
ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name.
Anybody have any ideas why this might happen?

Thanks

Nick Moore

[Nick Moore]

No, just the .exe and a handful of .dll files. The oracle configuration files (tnsnames, etc) are in their own folder

Nic
----- drew wrote: ----

is there some other file (oracle config file?) in the directory with th
bin

"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag
news:89**********************************@microsof t.com..

I have a C# forms app that accesses an Oracle database. When 'Release

built, it runs fine from the folder that it's built into but if I copy th
app's .exe and .dlls to another folder it fails with the Oracle TNS error
ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name

Anybody have any ideas why this might happen
Thank
Nick Moor

[rollasoc]

Do you need to register any of the copied DLLs using regasm?

Rollasoc
"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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No, just the .exe and a handful of .dll files. The oracle configuration files (tnsnames, etc) are in their own folder.
Nick
----- drew wrote: -----

is there some other file (oracle config file?) in the directory with the bin?

"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a C# forms app that accesses an Oracle database. When 'Release'

built, it runs fine from the folder that it's built into but if I copy the app's .exe and .dlls to another folder it fails with the Oracle TNS error, ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name. >> Anybody have any ideas why this might happen?
>> Thanks
>> Nick Moore

>

[Nick Moore]

Hi

As I understand it, I would only need to register the DLLs using RegAsm if I were going to access any of my classes from COM clients, which I don't think I am, the whole application is pure .NET.

Nick

----- rollasoc wrote: -----
Do you need to register any of the copied DLLs using regasm?

Rollasoc
"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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No, just the .exe and a handful of .dll files. The oracle configuration files (tnsnames, etc) are in their own folder.

Nick

----- drew wrote: -----

is there some other file (oracle config file?) in the directory with the bin?

"Nick Moore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:89**********************************@microsof t.com...

I have a C# forms app that accesses an Oracle database. When

'Release' built, it runs fine from the folder that it's built into but if I copy the app's .exe and .dlls to another folder it fails with the Oracle TNS error, ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve service name. Anybody have any ideas why this might happen?
Thanks
Nick Moore