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I am using MS Query to pull data from an Oracle database. I am able to pull the data into MS Query by opening the query 'oracle.dqy' but when I return the data to Excel I get the error messages below:
[Oracle][ODBC][Ora]ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Driver's SQLSetConnectAttr failed
I am running oracle 9i release 2 client. I have simplified the SQL to the point it pulls the whole table of 3200 records but it still doesn't return to Excel.

username/password@servicename
Check your tnsnames.ora file. Make certain that what ever is the service name (net service name) you are using exists in this file. If it does not exist, create an entry or use an existing entry.

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