Connections with a wallet – redux

Wow…it is nearly 4 years ago now that I wrote an article on connecting to the database via a wallet to avoid having to hard code passwords into script. That article is here:

https://connor-mcdonald.com/2015/09/21/connection-shortcuts-with-a-wallet/

So I went to do a similar exercise on my new 18c Windows database today, and to my surprise things went pear shaped at the very first step

c:\oracle\product\18\bin>mkstore -create -wrl c:\temp\wallet
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

Not a lot of feedback there

Unfortunately it’s just a small error in the script (See MOS Note 2406404.1 ). All you need to do copy the mkstore.bat from as 12.1 client and you’ll be fine. I called mine mkstore121.bat.

c:\oracle\product\18\bin>mkstore121.bat -create -wrl c:\temp\wallet
Oracle Secret Store Tool Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 18.1.0.0.0
Copyright (c) 2004, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Enter password: *********
Enter password again: *********