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Oracle server name formatting rules
There seem to be some formatting rules for the server name entered in this field: Sometimes I get this error message when I hit Ok: Can you explain what the rules are?
needs more details. Are you planning to use TNSNAMES.ORA or do you attempt to connect TNS-less?
Hi, we are connecting without using TNSNAMES.ORA.
See the answer here: Oracle ODBC TNS-less connection string (for 64-bit Excel) - Stack Overflow