RDF file not loading into Report Builder on Windows 1

[nagornyi]

Just found solution for a nagging probllm, hopefully it may be useful for someone.

Problem:
While openig Oracle Reports files by double clicking, some files open fine, while others display the error:

REP-0501 Unable to connect to specified database
ORA-12203 TNS unable to connect to destination

Then the login window displays with the file name in the User Name window.

Reason/Solution:
This happens if there are space characters in the full path name to the file. Report Designer for Windows does not recognize correctly path names valid for Windows. For example, if a reports is on the path

C:\Desktop\My Documents\report.rdf

it won't load to Report Designer with double click.

 

[vchen7]

hi nagornyi,
thanks for the tip.

I have always come through this problem because I sometimes use network drive with a " " blank space in name, and always did I have to copy/paste the source in local drive to modify

But here, it would have showed error message : REP-0157 : the value for <keyword> must be Yes or No.

Now, when I double click a .rdf from a network drive with no " ", it works fine

Cheers,
Vincent