CR 2008 and ODBC connection using Oracle Instant Client driver?

Two questions.
I'm creating CR 2008 report using an ODBC connection. The ODBC driver is the Oracle Instant Client (version 10.2, I think.)
When I define the connection, I see only a few tables. I do not see the Tables, Views, Qualifiers tree that I see with a normal Oracle Server connection.
Does anybody know why this happens? Is there a CR ODBC driver that works better?
Second question: I have a .NET application that is pointing the report to another Oracle DB. In my db, table names are not unique -- each user has the same set of tables. I find that when the .net applciation sets the datasource, I get connected to the first table with a given name; I do not get the table scoped by the logon user.
In the .net application, how do I scope the table name to a particular user.
Any info helps. Thanks.
Tim

Hi Tim,
Below are the replies to your questions:
Answer 1: Please try the below steps:
- Make sure that in File->Options->Database Tab in the Data Explorer section the corresponding checkboxes are checked for tables, views,system tables,synonyms and stored procedures and the Table name LIKE and Owner LIKE boxes are blank.
- Please try with OLEDB connection and check the results.
- You can also refer to this SAP note no# 1215994, the link to which is given below:
[https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/sno/ui_entry/entry.htm?param=69765F6D6F64653D3030312669765F7361706E6F7465735F6E756D6265723D3132313539393426]
Answer 2: If you are using RAS SDK only then you would be able to change table name. Please let us know if you are using RAS.
If you are using RAS with Java please post your query in the Java forum else if you are using Visual Studio/.NET then please post your question in .NET Forum.
Please update with the results.
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        at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:314)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:512)
        at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:171)
        at Connexa.main(Connexa.java:18)[/b]
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my program is....
import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import oracle.jdbc.driver.*;
// needed for new BFILE class
import oracle.sql.*;
   public class Connexa {
public static void main (String args []) throws Exception {
        Statement stmt=null;
try{
    // Load the Oracle JDBC driver
    //DriverManager.registerDriver(new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver());
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
    // Connect to the database
    // You can put a database name after the @ sign in the connection URL.
Connection conn =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@127.0.0.1:1521:orcl","scott","tiger");
    //Connection conn =
    // DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:datasource", "system", "manager");
    stmt = conn.createStatement ();
catch (SQLException e)
      e.printStackTrace();

The code itself is fine; the problem is with one of:
1) the connection URL
2) intermediate networking
3) the database itself
1) your connection URL is "jdbc:oracle:thin:@127.0.0.1:1521:orcl"
- is Oracle really running on the default port, 1521
- is the installation SID really "orcl"
2) lots of possibilities, but only a couple are likely
- is TCP/IP configured and running on your host
- is there a persoanl firewall rpduct running? perhaps it's blocking the connection
3) Is Oracle running?
Is the listener running?

Getting sqlplus and odbc connection to work

I'm looking to automate some data extraction activities either through a windows batch file or set up a data connection in an excel spreadsheet. I've installed (I think) the instant client, but, I'm not seeing any programs to run in my start>All Programs list except Microsoft ODBC Administrator and sqlplus does not work when typed at the command prompt (sqlplusw neither).
Not sure what I should do next...thanks for looking and your help.
I currently use sql server and access and have set odbc connections and connections to sql server in excel.
Here's what the inventory shows:
Inventory contents of (my-computer):
Oracle Homes
OraClient10g_home1
Oracle Client 10.2.0.1.0
Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
Oracle ODBC Driverfor Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
Oracle JDBC/OCI Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
SSL Required Support Files for InstantClient 10.2.0.1.0
RDBMS Required Support Files for Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
SQL*Plus Files for Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
HOME SELECTION
Central Inventory Location: "C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory"
Oracle Home Status
OraClient10g_home1 Selected
PATH = D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\bin;D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;
etc, etc, etc
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

thanks
sqlplus working, had the wrong path, but, not connecting. I did save a copy of the tnsnames.ora from another machine. Here's what it shows, below, I think I need to use the LDAP adapter, but, not sure how to make it use that, sqlnet.ora is:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (LDAP, TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
----command line results------
C:\>tnsping POST_DBSR.xxx.ourcompany.COM
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 21-SEP-2
010 07:33:32
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_2\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = 192.168.1.xxx)(PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = post)))
TNS-12535: TNS:operation timed out

Oracle instant Client and unixODBC for Linux has Error

Hi experts,
I have two Redhat EL 5. On the first Rehat(xxx.xxx.xxx.121 --> called Redhat1) I have installed Oracle 10g database server. On the second Redhat(xxx.xxx.xxx.123 --> called Redhat2) I want to connect to Oracle database server on xxx.xxx.xxx.121 via ODBC. But it does not work. Pls help me!
I have done steps as following:
Login to Redhat2 as root and type commands:
1)Install Instant Client + sqlplus
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-sqlplus-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
2)Setting environment variable
# LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
# SQLPATH=/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib:${SQLPATH}; export SQLPATH
3)Testing connection to Redhat1(Oracle DB server) using sqlplus
# sqlplus abc/[email protected]:1521/lab2
Connected.
5)Begin to install unixODBC
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-odbc-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-kde-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
6)After installation above packages I check for existing of odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini in /etc --> ok
# ls /etc | grep odbc
odbc.ini
odbcinst.ini
7) Tar unixODBC-2.2.14-linux-x86-32.tar.gz and copy file to /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include, /usr/local/lib
# tar -xzf unixODBC-2.2.14-linux-x86-32.tar.gz
# ls /usr/local/bin/
dltest isql iusql odbc_config odbcinst
# ls /usr/local/include
autotest.h odbcinstext.h odbcinst.h sqlext.h sql.h sqltypes.h sqlucode.h unixodbc_conf.h uodbc_extras.h uodbc_stats.h
# ls /usr/local/lib
libboundparam.la libgtrtst.la libodbccr.la libodbcinst.la libodbc.la
libboundparam.so libgtrtst.so libodbccr.so libodbcinst.so libodbc.so
libboundparam.so.1 libgtrtst.so.1 libodbccr.so.1 libodbcinst.so.1 libodbc.so.1
libboundparam.so.1.0.0 libgtrtst.so.1.0.0 libodbccr.so.1.0.0 libodbcinst.so.1.0.0 libodbc.so.1.0.0
# NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8; export NLS_LANG
# TNS_ADMIN=/root; export TNS_ADMIN
# ODBCINI=/etc/odbc.ini; export ODBCINI
7)Retest sqlplus to Redhad1(Oracle database server) with local tnsname
# sqlplus vonphoto/vonphoto@lab2
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Sat Mar 27 03:20:55 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
8) Edit odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini
---odbcinst.ini
# Included in the unixODBC package
[Oracle 10g ODBC driver]
Description = Oracle ODBC driver for Oracle 10g
Driver = /usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib/libsqora.so.10.1
Setup =
FileUsage =
CPTimeout =
CPReuse =
---odbc.ini
[ora_dns]
Driver = Oracle 10g ODBC driver
DSN = ora_dns
ServerName = xxx.xxx.xxx.121
UserID = vonphoto
Application Attributes = T
Attributes = W
BatchAutocommitMode = IfAllSuccessful
BindAsFLOAT = F
CloseCursor = F
DisableDPM = F
DisableMTS = T
EXECSchemaOpt =
EXECSyntax = T
Failover = T
FailoverDelay = 10
FailoverRetryCount = 10
FetchBufferSize = 64000
ForceWCHAR = F
Lobs = T
Longs = T
MetadataIdDefault = F
QueryTimeout = T
ResultSets = T
SQLGetData extensions = F
Translation DLL =
Translation Option = 0
DisableRULEHint = T
TraceFile = /backup/sql.log
Trace = Yes
9)Testing the driver and the data source
# odbcinst -q -d
[Oracle 10g ODBC driver]
# odbcinst -q -s
[ora_dns]
10) Test connection via ODBC from Redhat2(xxx.xxx.xxx.123) to Redhat1(xxx.xxx.xxx.121)
# isql -v ora_dns
isql: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I have spent 4 days to search on the internet. But it still error.
Pls help me.

Apologies - thought it was a database to database connection that you were trying to create.
isql: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryThe readline library is in package readline-4.3-13 on RHEL4 and in readline-5.1-1.1 for RHEL5 on my servers (minor version number are of course dependent on the kernel version used).
This is also not an ODBC or Oracle issue. It seems that isql is using rlwrap or similar - this requires the readline library. And possibly LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set too.

Oracle instant Client and unixODBC for Linux not work

Hi experts,
I have two Redhat EL 5. On the first Rehat(xxx.xxx.xxx.121 --> called Redhat1) I have installed Oracle 10g database server. On the second Redhat(xxx.xxx.xxx.123 --> called Redhat2) I want to connect to Oracle database server on xxx.xxx.xxx.121 via ODBC. But it does not work. Pls help me!
I have done steps as following:
Login to Redhat2 as root and type commands:
1)Install Instant Client + sqlplus
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-sqlplus-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
2)Setting environment variable
# LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
# SQLPATH=/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib:${SQLPATH}; export SQLPATH
3)Testing connection to Redhat1(Oracle DB server) using sqlplus
# sqlplus abc/[email protected]:1521/lab2
Connected.
5)Begin to install unixODBC
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-odbc-10.2.0.4-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
# rpm -ivh unixODBC-kde-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm
6)After installation above packages I check for existing of odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini in /etc --> ok
# ls /etc | grep odbc
odbc.ini
odbcinst.ini
7) Tar unixODBC-2.2.14-linux-x86-32.tar.gz and copy file to /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/include, /usr/local/lib
# tar -xzf unixODBC-2.2.14-linux-x86-32.tar.gz
# ls /usr/local/bin/
dltest isql iusql odbc_config odbcinst
# ls /usr/local/include
autotest.h odbcinstext.h odbcinst.h sqlext.h sql.h sqltypes.h sqlucode.h unixodbc_conf.h uodbc_extras.h uodbc_stats.h
# ls /usr/local/lib
libboundparam.la libgtrtst.la libodbccr.la libodbcinst.la libodbc.la
libboundparam.so libgtrtst.so libodbccr.so libodbcinst.so libodbc.so
libboundparam.so.1 libgtrtst.so.1 libodbccr.so.1 libodbcinst.so.1 libodbc.so.1
libboundparam.so.1.0.0 libgtrtst.so.1.0.0 libodbccr.so.1.0.0 libodbcinst.so.1.0.0 libodbc.so.1.0.0
# NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.UTF8; export NLS_LANG
# TNS_ADMIN=/root; export TNS_ADMIN
# ODBCINI=/etc/odbc.ini; export ODBCINI
7)Retest sqlplus to Redhad1(Oracle database server) with local tnsname
# sqlplus vonphoto/vonphoto@lab2
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Sat Mar 27 03:20:55 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
8) Edit odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini
---odbcinst.ini
# Included in the unixODBC package
[Oracle 10g ODBC driver]
Description = Oracle ODBC driver for Oracle 10g
Driver = /usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.4/client/lib/libsqora.so.10.1
Setup =
FileUsage =
CPTimeout =
CPReuse =
---odbc.ini
[ora_dns]
Driver = Oracle 10g ODBC driver
DSN = ora_dns
ServerName = xxx.xxx.xxx.121
UserID = vonphoto
Application Attributes = T
Attributes = W
BatchAutocommitMode = IfAllSuccessful
BindAsFLOAT = F
CloseCursor = F
DisableDPM = F
DisableMTS = T
EXECSchemaOpt =
EXECSyntax = T
Failover = T
FailoverDelay = 10
FailoverRetryCount = 10
FetchBufferSize = 64000
ForceWCHAR = F
Lobs = T
Longs = T
MetadataIdDefault = F
QueryTimeout = T
ResultSets = T
SQLGetData extensions = F
Translation DLL =
Translation Option = 0
DisableRULEHint = T
TraceFile = /backup/sql.log
Trace = Yes
9)Testing the driver and the data source
# odbcinst -q -d
[Oracle 10g ODBC driver]
# odbcinst -q -s
[ora_dns]
10) Test connection via ODBC from Redhat2(xxx.xxx.xxx.123) to Redhat1(xxx.xxx.xxx.121)
# isql -v ora_dns
isql: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I have spent 4 days to search on the internet. But it still error.
Pls help me.

I don't understand your step 7 (the first step 7, actually).
What is that unixODBC-2.2.14-linux-x86-32.tar.gz, where did it come from, and why are you doing all that?
unixODBC should be installed after step 5.
I guess that that is the cause of your problem.
isql is not linked against readline at all on my RHEL 5 system.
Do you notice any improvement after removing the files from that tar.bz file?
Yours,
Laurenz Albe

Installing and using the instant client

Hi, we are having some troubles with understanding how to use the instant client.
We are using a windows client, connection to our Oracle database via odbc, so we can make some staticstics.
We used to use the full oracle client 8 install, but when that gave us some troubles, so we wantedto switch to a newer release, and saw that there was an instant client. Thinking that i didnt need to install the full oracle client i downloaded the basic package and the odbc addon.
I unzipped the two archieves in c:\oracleodbc on a clean computer.
I added the c:\oracleodbc path to the %path%
I added TNS_ADMIN system variable pointing to c:\oracleodbc
i ran the odbc_install.exe program.
I would now think that i could access the oracle database via odbc without having to install the full oracleclient, but it does not work.
When i try to add a odbc connection in microsoft odbc manager i get the following error when i choose the oracle odbc driver:
"The setup routines for the Oracle in instantclient10_2 ODBC driver could not be loaded due to system error code 126"
When i click ok to that i get a new error window with the title: "Driver's ConfigDSN, ConfigDriver, or ConfigTranslator failed" and the error text:
"Could not load the setup or translator library"
I was not planning to use any TNS files, but just use the quickconnect string, to connect to the right oracle service.
Do i still need to install the full client for it to work or what ?
Hope someone can help out.
Thanks in advance.

I'm replying to an old thread, but did any of you ever got this resolved?
I've got a fresh Windows 2003 Server install, from which I'd need to establish an ODBC connection to an Oracle database.
I've downloaded Instant Client Basic and ODBC add-on, unzipped them into D:\oracle\instantclient10_2\ , added the path into PATH, TNS_ADMIN and ORACLE_HOME environment variables and run the odbc_install.exe successfully.
Trying to create an ODBC connection (System DSN) results in "The setup routines for the Oracle in instantclient10_2 ODBC driver could not be loaded due to system error code 126".
I don't have MFC71 on the server and I couldn't figure out where to get those - I won't install MS Visual .NET just for this. MFC42 appears to be included in the OS.
Where can I get an older version of Instant Client instead?

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