Connect as sys user as sysdba using vbscript

Hi I have to connect to the oracle database using sys user as sysdba using a vbscript.
I have the following part in the script:
Const TARGET_CONN = "DRIVER={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};SERVER=XYZ;UID=sys;PWD=abc;"
Set conn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Open TARGET_CONN
When i run the script i get the error: connection as SYS should be as SYSDBA or SYSOPER
Does anybody know how to do resolve this?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
If you were using Oracle's ODBC driver, you'd add "as sysdba" as part of the password, ie:
"DRIVER={oracle in oradb11g_home1};dbq=XYZ;UID=sys;PWD=abc as sysdba;"
However, you're using Microsoft's driver and I wouldnt be surprised if Microsoft's driver doesnt support it. If it does though, I'm not sure what you need to do.
Greg

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