How to fix the Oracle error DRG-50704: Net8 listener is not running or cannot start external procedures?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorDRG-50704: Net8 listener is not running or cannot start external procedures with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

DRG-50704: Net8 listener is not running or cannot start external procedures

Reason for the Error DRG-50704: Net8 listener is not running or cannot start external procedures

Cause: Oracle Text needs to call external code to complete your request, and could not start the extproc agent process.

How to fix the Error DRG-50704: Net8 listener is not running or cannot start external procedures ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Start listener if it is configured for external procedures and is not running. If your listener is running, configure it for starting external procedures and restart it. Consult Oracle documentation for details.