Thanks Mo - this is a big help!

>Hi David
>
>Use the DBA Studio, it is great.
>
>Oracle is totaly different kind of database animal,
>Try to understand the initialize file (init.ora)
>Database does not mean Database as we know it in Foxpro, Access or SQl server.
>You did not need to create a new database
>You need to create a new Schema or User, now that user become your database, no kidding at all.
>
>some default login User and Password
>SCOTT -- TIGER
>SYSTEM -- MANAGER
>SYS -- CHANGE_ON_INSTALL
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>for Enterprise manger
>SYSMAN -- OEM_TEMP
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>and remember Oracle is sometime a pure pain in the derrier.
>
>Mo
>
>
>>I'm starting from ground zero - any help would be greatly appreciated...
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>>I've downloaded and installed PO 8i. When I open Oracle Navigator, I have a connection to their sample data.
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>>I used the Database Configuration Assistant to create a new database. I chose to copy the existing database files. Then came the screen to choose the global database name and the SID. I entered TEST as the global database name, and it automatically created "TEST" in the SID. Then I hit finish, and it created a database. I'm having a few problems at this rudimentary step:
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>>1) It is using a naming convention based on my internet domain. Specifically, it has called the database "test.mediaone.net" (Mediaone is my cable ISP). I'm not sure why it did this or what this means, or how to get around it.
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>>2) After doing this, I cannot establish a connection to the database in the navigator. I type in the user names and passwords it provided me at setup, but it won't establish a connection.
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>>I realize this is rudimentary stuff. I've order some books, which I'm not sure even get this basic. I'd appreciate any assistance or even direction on what to read to solve these problems. I've tried the Oracle documentation, but I'm finding it circuitous - not geared towards someone at such a basic level.
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>>Thanks in advance,
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>>David