Oracle 12cR2 DBMS

Oracle DBMS_TNS Version 12.2.0.1

General Information

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Purpose Provides the RESOLVE_TNSNAME function to resolve a TNS name and return the corresponding Oracle Net8 connection string.

AUTHID DEFINER

Dependencies

DBMS_TNS_LIB

Documented No

First Available 12.2.0.1

Security Model Owned by SYS with EXECUTE granted to the DBA role

Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/dbmstns.sql

Subprograms

RESOLVE_TNSNAME

RESOLVE_TNSNAME (new 12.2)

Returns the resolved connect string from any configured source (tnsnames, LDAP, Easy Connect) as indicated in the sqlnet.ora names.directory_path parameter) dbms_tns.resolve_tnsname( tns_name IN VARCHAR2) RETURN IN VARCHAR2;

SELECT db_link,
      dbms_tns.resolve_tnsname(host)

      FROM dba_db_links;

      

      DB_LINK DBMS_TNS.RESOLVE_TNSNAME(HOST)

      ------- 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      PDBPROD (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1521)))

              (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = pdbprod)))