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Create a database link

To create a database link:

CREATE [SHARED | PUBLIC] DATABASE LINK <link-name>
[CONNECT TO <username> IDENTIFIED BY <password>]
[USING <connect-string>];

To create a fixed user database link, a username and password to connect with must be specified. For example:

CREATE PUBLIC DATABASE LINK BASING
CONNECT TO USRCRY IDENTIFIED BY CRYPWD
USING BASING_ORA;
Select count(*) from table@basing;

This page represents one page of many pages of notes I made whilst working with Oracle 7 through to 10i. I now no longer work with Oracle databases, but hope that these notes will continue to be of benefit to others.