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Eric7
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Oracle server name formatting rules

‎04-18-2023 05:57 AM
There seem to be some formatting rules for the server name entered in this field:
 
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Sometimes I get this error message when I hit Ok:

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Can you explain what the rules are?
 
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lbendlin
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‎04-19-2023 05:45 PM

needs more details. Are you planning to use TNSNAMES.ORA or do you attempt to connect TNS-less?

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Eric7
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‎05-02-2023 03:42 AM

Hi, we are connecting without using TNSNAMES.ORA.

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lbendlin
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‎05-02-2023 05:05 AM

See the answer here: Oracle ODBC TNS-less connection string (for 64-bit Excel) - Stack Overflow

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