Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Thu Apr 13 09:06:45 CDT 2006
Yes, with the system DSN defined on the developer or users system then the provider is listed when I go to link tables under the ODBC type. For Oracle we also need something else installed on the system - SQLNET which gets installed as part of the Oracle Client software install. And there is a control table called a TNSNAMES.ORA text file that lists the server names and port numbers of the actual Oracle Database instances that must also be in the right location on the client side machine. But those are Oracle ODBC specific things. Those same things need to be defined in order to use other tools to access the Oracle databases as well. Toad, SQL Navigator and SQL Plus all need the TNSNAMES.ORA and SQLNET installs to be done or they won't work either. They don't need the ODBC Data source defined though. Good luck figuring it out. GK On 4/13/06, Jim DeMarco <Jdemarco at hudsonhealthplan.org> wrote: > As a DSN right? Yes we did create system DSNs on the server and on the > developer's machine. > > After you created the DSN you saw the Oracle provider listed? > > Thanks > > > Jim DeMarco > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 8:48 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Database not appearing in SQL > LinkedServers dialog > > When connecting to Oracle databases via ODBC I first have to define the > ODBC Data Source by going to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Data > Sources(ODBC) before it shows as an option to link to. > > GK > > On 4/13/06, Jim DeMarco <Jdemarco at hudsonhealthplan.org> wrote: > > We use a UNIX based claims system here and we were just provided with > > ODBC connectivity to that system that we're hoping to use on a web app > > > we host for our network of doctors. It's a BASIS database and the > > OCBC connector is the BASIS ODBC for the Diamond System (for those > familiar). > > > > We're trying to link to this using SQL Linked Servers but the ODBC > > will not appear in the SQL drop-down list of available providers in > > the link server dialog box. The tool is registered on the server as > > far as we can tell (and on my developer's machine). When we try to > > access the DB directly using ADO we get an error, "Unable to open > socket connection". > > This leads me to believe the that it is indeed registered on one of > > the machines. It is possible to link the BASIS system to Access and > > we do have that connectivity in place on another application. SQL is > > required for our web app however. It would seem to me that this > > should be possible. > > > > Has anyone experienced anything similar with this or another not too > > common driver in SQL? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim DeMarco > > Director of Application Development > > Hudson Health Plan > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > ************* "This electronic message is intended to be for the use > > only of the named recipient, and may contain information from Hudson > Health Plan (HHP) that is confidential or privileged. If you are not > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not the > named recipient, please notify us immediately, either by contacting the > sender at the electronic mail address noted above or calling HHP at > (914) 631-1611. 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