>Hi all
>
>I have no experiences with Oracle Database but I have to retrieve data from one :)
>
>I have connection pameters, and odbc driver installed on the PC where the connection seems to work, by using the windows form I mean.
>
>I'm trying to connect to the database by SQLSTRINGCONNECT trying to get a valid Handle but I can't
>
>here is what I have :
>
>
>Host: hostip
>Port: 1521
>Service_Name: servicename.loc
>
>User: username
>Pwd: mypassword
>
>anybody knows how the connection string should look ?
>
>actually i send this one
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>Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};Port=1521;Server=hostip;Service_name=servicename.loc;Uid=username;Pwd=mypassword
>
>but i get the error : 1526 : connectivity error ..connectattr failed

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