>>>I am using trying to use the connection mgr to access my slq/oracle table but not having any luck following the online help and even bringing up the Remote Data Tab, Options Dialog Box. Is there a command I can execute that will do this for me quickly?
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>>Click on Knowledge Base icon [purple book], Click on Articles, Click on Client/Server. Read the article there on connecting VFP to Oracle for a start.
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>You seem up on this subject. I don't know where to take this issue......
>The 4th field is the SQL*Net Connect String which, in my example TNSNAMES.ORA example above, would be MyDbName. That is all there is to this step.
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>How do I find what mine is?

The information on the right side of the equal sign would come from the Oracle DBA. The connect string on the left side of the equal sign is arbitrary.