Re: classic ora-00904 & Crystal

DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote:

> >>Im new to oracle but I do have a background in sql server.
> >>I created a view and attached it as a datasource in Crystal. I can add the
> >>fields to the report, but when I preview the report, I get "ODBC Error
> >>..... ORA-00904: invalid identifier". I've been looking for a solution for
> >>a few days and no one seems to know.
 

> > Can you access the data using Excel?
 

> > Have you tried putting your fieldnames in quotes? Are you using any
> > reserved words in your schema?

> What does Excel have to do with anything?

Test the ODBC connection with a tool other than Crystal - could be some obscure Crystal issue. I noticed that the OP posted using Outlook, so there's a good chance he also has Excel on his machine.  

> Your response reminds me of the old joke about the airplane pilot
> knowing he was over Redmond Washington because the answer he received
> to a question was 100% correct and also 100% useless.

[Quoted] [Quoted] I don't believe that my answer was useless - I was genuinely trying to help.

Paul...

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