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REP-501/ORA-12162/ORA-03147 When Executing Rwconverter.sh With Password Containing "$" Special Character; SQL*Plus Okay (Doc ID 2391464.1)

Last updated on APRIL 10, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Reports Developer - Version 12.2.1.0.0 and later
Oracle Forms for OCI - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Using Reports 12.2.1.x, when try to convert .rdf to .rep using rwconverter.sh, it fails with errors:

ERROR

REP-0501: The specified database cannot be connected.
ORA-12162: TNS:net service name is incorrectly specified


If TWO_TASK is set, then error is:

REP-0501: The specified database cannot be connected.
ORA-03147: Missing mandatory TTC field


However, same connect string works with SQL*Plus:

Changes

New install of Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 / Oracle Reports 12.2.1.3.

Cause

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