Mark A Matte
markamatte at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 20 09:31:47 CDT 2008
I know that error well. I just went through this with SQL Server. I talked with a few people...no one knew what "MS OLE DB Provider for Oracle " was actually for. I had to install drivers from Oracle and select it. Worked like a charm. Mark > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:56:53 +0000 > From: rosalyn.clarke at barclays.com > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Oracle provider on locked down system > > Hi Jim > > The MS OLE DB Provider for Oracle appears in the list, huzzah. > > BUT when I try to connect I get the same old error message: "Test connection > failed because of an error in initializing provider. Oracle client and > networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle > Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or later client software > installation. Provider is unable to function until these components are > installed." > > So there's another layer? It's been such a long time since I've needed to > think about this stuff... > > Roz > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: 19 March 2008 18:42 > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Oracle provider on locked down system > > Hi Roz: > > Maybe I am being dense just not knowing what functionality you have available > to you. First, can you connect in any way to the Oracle database from the > Citrix desktop. > > You can test to see if you can get a connection by: > 1. Going to the Citrix desktop. > 2. If you can create a text box > new> Text Document > I.E. test.txt 3. Rename the new file to test.udl 4. > > properties of the test.udl and go to the provider tab. If you see an Oracle > option (Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Oracle will be there by default). > You should see all. > 5. Go to the Connection tab and try and setup a connection syntax that will > connect... Test connection. > 6. Once you have a good test open the file with notepad and you will see the > proven connection string. > Open With> Notepad. > > The connection string should then be able to be copied and pasted into your > Access connection string and it should work just fine. > > HTH > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > rosalyn.clarke at barclays.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:15 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Oracle provider on locked down system > > Sorry if I'm being dense Jim but I don't think I follow! > > The only thing wrong with my connection string afaik is that the provider is > not installed - I inherited the string and it works fine on the legacy > machines. There is no TNSNAMES file - there is no Oracle directory. Or would > this be on the Oracle server? > > I have msado15, msado26 and msado27, plus the MDAC. But the code hangs on the > connection string with either MSDAORA.1 or MSDAORA as the provider. > According > to MSDN the Oracle OLE DB provider is included with the .net framework but I > don't have that. > > I've worked with Oracle before but in that case we had the Oracle client > installed on the farm. > > This whole project is driving me nuts :) > > Roz > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence > Sent: 19 March 2008 16:57 > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Oracle provider on locked down system > > Hi Roz: > > There should be all your standard common files like the ADO components. > > Just check to see what the TNSNAMES file looks like and duplicate the > connection string in ADO-OLE. See example below: (This use to be a actual set > but it has long since changed so I think it has no current security > issues.) > > > 'from the tnsnames.ora > ' > 'PCAG.gov.bc.ca = > ' (DESCRIPTION = > ' (ADDRESS_LIST = > ' (ADDRESS = > ' (COMMUNITY = tcpcom.gov.bc.ca) > ' (PROTOCOL = TCP) > ' (Host = CRUSHER.gov.bc.ca) > ' (Port = 1521) > ' ) > ' ) > ' (CONNECT_DATA = > ' (SID = PCAG) > ' (GLOBAL_NAME = PCAG.gov.bc.ca) > ' ) > ' ) > > > ' Microsoft connection string...standard security ' Substituted your > msdaora.1 provider Roz. > gstrConnection = "Provider=msdaora.1;" & _ > "Data Source=PCAG.gov.bc.ca;" & _ > "User Id=" & myUsername & ";" & _ > "Password=" & myPassword > > ' Test connection string > Set mobjConn = New ADODB.Connection > mobjConn.ConnectionString = gstrConnection ... > > > HTH > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > rosalyn.clarke at barclays.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:31 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [AccessD] Oracle provider on locked down system > > Dear List > > I have a legacy Access database that I need to make work on a Citrix server > farm I cannot configure. The database runs a very simple query on an Oracle > database and currently uses MSDAORA.1 as the provider. The Citrix farm does > not have the Oracle client tools installed, and installing them is probably > not an option. It also doesn't have the .net framework. > > Are there any providers people know of that might be included by default in a > normal-ish Windows installation, or is there any way I can bundle something > into a package that will run on a system that denies users write access to > their C:\ drives? > > TIA > > Roz > > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the > addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. 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