I am having similar problem trying to use ODBC driver have tried:
- blank
- 2: (for loopback)
- 2:ORCL (default SID)
- t:ORCL (tcp/ip)
but not having any success and cannot find anything in Oracle 8
documentation about the connect string.
Regards, John
Farnk Habets wrote in message <7g4iul$70f$1_at_gps4.ndhq.dnd.ca>...
>
>I get the error message 'invalid net string!'.
>
>I go through the documentation, but I can't find ANY examples of what the
>string should look like.
>
>Would someone PLEASE (I ask pleadingly) tell me how these connect strings
>work????????
>
>
>
>In article <3725A490.18505E92_at_vnl.nl>, f.van.bortel_at_vnl.nl says...
>>
>>IF you used a default installation with database, you can leave this empty
>>
>>freeed wrote:
>>
>>> I'm a newbie at this, so please bear with me....
>>>
>>> When migrating an access database to personal oracle, the last screen
asks
>me
>>> for to 'enter the Net8 connect string for Oracle8'.
>>> (The database will be sitting on my C drive)
>>>
>>> What do I put there?
>>> Please help! My job depends on this!
>>
>>--
>>Met vriendelijke groet,
>>kind regards,
>>
>>Frank van Bortel
>>Technical consultant Oracle
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Received on Tue Apr 27 1999 - 14:49:36 CDT
