Odbc dsn installation

Dear all,
This might seem as a trivial question, but I have a machine with Windows XP SP3 installed. I want to connect to an Oracle database located on an intranet server through odbc. The Microsoft driver that is on the machine does not have a field to specify TSN service name. I came across documentation on the web (an Oracle document) which shows an Oracle DSN which contains a field for TSN service name and other parameters.
The question: Where do I get this driver, and how do I install it?

Hi,
If you are trying to connect 11g database, please use the below link to download the Oracle Client 11.2.0.3
https://updates.oracle.com/download/10404530.html
If you want to install 32 bit driver, choose platform or language as "Microsoft Windows 32 bit", download and install the file 3 of 6 - p10404530_112030_WINNT_3of6.zip
If you want to install 64 bit driver, choose platform or language as "Microsoft Winodws X64 (64-bit) " download and install the file 4 of 7 - p10404530_112030_MSWIN-x86-64_4of7.zip
Please set TNS_ADMIN to see the list of databases available in TSN.
Thanks and regards
Venkat
Oracle Support

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http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12096_01/books/AnyDisconnAdm/AnyDisconnAdm_Setup4.html
the webpage above doesnt give enough information on how to configure.
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Hi Stephen,
This link gives you the information needed for you http://www.skurabigroup.com/blog/?p=496
http://oracle.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/oracle-bi-l/installation-of-disconnected-analytics-1544000
Hope it helps you.Mark points for the threads helpfult o you.
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I've been doing a lot of reading the last couple of days on how we can encrypt db communication between our product app and a customer's SQL Server db, but cannot make it work as expected. The app uses a ODBC/DSN to connect to the SQL Server db. I use this
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
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program then creates an ADODB.Recordset object and reads and displays a field from a table.
Works fine.
If I go into SQL Server and set Force Encryption to "no," clear the cert, restart the SQL service, and then re-run the program, it works fine.
Here's the kick. If I go into the DSN and select "Use strong encryption for data" the Test button on the DSN works—why does it work? The SQL Server is no longer encrypting the connection so an error should occur. If I run the test program, it works
as well—why? I can look at the connection properties in the test program and see that ADODB has added the ";Encrypt-yes" stuff to the end of the connection string. Yet that option seems to have no effect.
If I set the SQL instance back to Force Encryption:yes, enable the cert, restart the SQL service, and clear the DSN's "Use strong encryption for data" option, I can still connect to the db with the
test program—why?
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to have to enable Force Encryption because they have other db's on their SQL Server that do not use encrypted communication, but they want to know that our product's communication channel with the db is encrypted.
No, I can't change the app product's code at this point in time. I'm stuck with working with what a DSN called from ADODB has to offer.
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Now when I try to connect to the SQL instance as <computer-name>\<instance-name>, and without a cert on the server, I get "the target principal name is incorrect". Perfect; now we're getting somewhere!
Change my DSN to use <fqdn>\<instance-name> and it works. This tells me that SQL Server has auto-generated a cert and named it <fqdn>. I would have expected the "cert fail" error, not a cert
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So I load up my self-signed cert, and that works too.
I am still confused as to why I'm not seeing the "cert fail" error when I have no cert loaded on the SQL Server. I am not using Force Encryption on the server at all, so wouldn't expect SQL Server to auto-create a cert when an Encrypt=yes request comes in,
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I also ran into a problem with this:
select c.session_id, c.encrypt_option, s.client_interface_name
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There is no s.client_interface_name, probably should be s.hostname. There's also no s.session_id. I thought maybe this should be s.sid, but then no rows ever come back. The c.session_id looks like 51 and 52, but the s.sid looks like a very long binary number,
so these two fields cannot be joined. I don't know how to convert the sid's properly so that the join would work. Ah wait, I just found the s.spid column; the join works when that column is used (I assume that's correct anyhow).
If I add a Thread.Sleep(30 seconds) to my C# program just before the connection is closed, this query shows me the session for the correct hostname has encrypt_option=TRUE.
And I have to keep my fingers crossed that all the app I/O will still work properly after
changing the driver. Probably a safe bet though.
Think I'm ready to throw in the towel on getting the "cert fail/no SSL" error to appear.
It does look like I am able to sufficiently show that the connection is encrypted when Encrypt=yes is used with the newer driver.
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-glenn-

Automatically create ODBC DSN connection with special port and password. Add-OdbcDsn cmdlet

Hi,
I first posted a question in the SQL forum but I'm posting it here instead because its a Powershell question.
In a non-persitent VDI enviroment we are trying to automatically create a ODBC DSN connection to a SQL server.
We are using Windows 8.1 so we also have Powershell 4 together with the add-odbcdsn cmdlet.
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At line:1 char:1
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+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (MSFT_OdbcDsnTask:Root/Microsoft/...SFT_OdbcDsnTask) [Add-OdbcDsn], Cim
Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 4,Add-OdbcDsn
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Hi Primeid,
Agree with Jrv, we cannot store UID and PWD in an ODBC datasource, For example, you can create a DSN using the user interface but if you look at the DSN stored in the registry the UID and PWD are not stored.
ODBC it is always required when you connect using a DSN that the caller supply UID and PWD if they want to use standard login during connection time.
These similar discussion are for your reference:
Creating ODBC DSN for SQL Native
Client fails for not-integrated authentication
is user name and password required in ODBC admin / User DSN?
In addition, to read data from a SQL Server database using an ODBC DSN with SQL Authentication via powershell, please refer to this script:
Open SQL database with ODBC DSN and SQL AuthenticationIf
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ODBC DSN to Excel File

I have set up an ODBC data source to an Excel spreadsheet. When I point a Crystal Report to the ODBC data source, in the Database Expert window, the only option is "Add Command". What do I need to do so I can select the Worksheet Name rather than Add a Command?

What version of MS Excel you are using?
Did you try the following steps while creating the ODBC connection?
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--In Excel, open the worksheet and highlight all the rows and columns you wish to report off.
--Select 'Insert'/'Name'/'Define'.
--In The 'Names' box, add the name "ExcelTest" (for example). In the 'Refers to' box, it will display the range of rows and columns that you highlighted.
--Click 'OK' and save the worksheet.
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--Provide a name for the DSN.
--In the 'Version' dropdown, select Excel 97-2000.
--Click the 'Select Workbook' button and browse to your .xls file.
--Click 'OK' to exit the ODBC Administrator.
--Open Crystal Reports and create a new report.
--In the Database Expert, select 'Create New Connection' and then 'ODBC (RDO)'.
--In the Datasource Selection windowr, click the DSN name you created and then 'Finish'.
Click 'OK' and your DSN will be shown under 'ODBC (RDO)' with the table being the named range.
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Odbc dsn

dear all,
i hope all are doing well,how to configure odbc dsn for mysql server on oracle ? your help will be appreciated thanks in advance.
os:windows 7 64 bits
db:11.2.0.3(64 bit oracle client)
mysql:5.6

Hi,
If you want to connect from Oracle to MySQL then if you have access to My oracle Support this note has details of how to setup the Database Gateway for ODBC (DG4ODBC) which can be used to make the connection -
How to Configure DG4ODBC (Oracle Database Gateway for ODBC) on 64bit Windows Operating Systems to Connect to Non-Oracle Databases Post Install (Doc ID 1266572.1)
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I forgot the password to test the connection of a ODBC DSN, I created.
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Can anyone point me to good 'step-by-step' guide to setting up a HS connection to an AS400 DB2 database using a ODBC connection.
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Bri

Tak,
Thanks once again, I still can't get this to work, here's what I have:
On the DB server itself:
\hs\admin\initFRUIT.ora contrains:
HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = SPONGE
HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL = 0
\network\admin\listener.ora contains:
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <name of the host PC>)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = FRUIT)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(PROGRAM = hsodbc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = <name>)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oracle\ora81)
(SID_NAME = <name>)
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JELLY =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = <name of the host PC>))(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID=FRUIT))
(HS=OK)
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create public database link custard
using 'JELLY'
My ODBC DSN is pointing to an SQL Server
Unfortunately I am still getting the same error??
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Powershell, information about ODBC DSN from servers to database

Hello,
I have a question regarding moving data from format-list/format-table to database to the database
I want to pull out data about ODBC created on the server and load them to the database - so far I have wrote code which gives me data about ODBCs:
Get-ChildItem -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI" | ForEach-Object {Get-ItemProperty $_.pspath} | Select-Object PSChildName,Driver,Server,LastUser
The question is: how to load data to different columns when data is like at the bootom of the post(info about DSNs are seperated only by Blank space)?
Add variables to which I add data? Any other way? Any ideas will be appreciated :)
Results:
PSChildName : test-server
Driver      : C:\Windows\system32\SQLSRV32.dll
Description : Some desc
Server      : TEST
Database    : mobile
LastUser    : sa
BLANK SPACE
PSChildName : test-server
Driver      : C:\Windows\system32\SQLSRV32.dll
Description : Some desc
Server      : TEST
Database    : mobile
LastUser    : sa
BLANK SPACE
PSChildName : test-server
Driver      : C:\Windows\system32\SQLSRV32.dll
Description : Some desc
Server      : TEST
Database    : mobile
LastUser    : sa

Get-ChildItem -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI" |
ForEach-Object {Get-ItemProperty $_.pspath} |
Select-Object PSChildName,Driver,Server,LastUser |
Format-Table -Auto
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks for posting how to get the DSN listing. I have a related problem though: the result of the one liner above does retrieve me a number of DSNs, however when I try to connect to one of them in my PC, I get the following error:
Exception calling "Open" with "0" argument(s): "ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBCDriver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified"
This tells me that somehow powershell is not seeing the DSNs I have configured in the system, and that most likely is looking somewhere else for the DSNs. any suggestions? I've seen some
posts about that message error, but I think first I need to get PS to look for the DSNs in the right place (32- or 64-bit issue maybe). thanks for any pointers on this issue.
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we have created reports universe under Windows environment.
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We have created odbc connection in odbc.ini on solaris.
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We have used "/BOXIR3/bobje/enterprise120/solaris_sparc/odbc/lib/libsqora.so.10.1" driver
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If you are using bash shell
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if this does not work try
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I have created system DSN's on a Citrix Terminal Server, these DSN's work fine when tested with Microsoft Query.
When I use Crystal reports to design a new report and use the database expert to connect to an ODBC (RDO) DSN, I can not see all the DSN's I setup using the ODBC administrator.
I think they may be registry DSN's and for some reason I cannot see them.... any clues ?

Hi,
Hope if you create an user DSN.You would see that when you create the crystal reports.
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Issue with GetSchema("Columns") of Oracle driver from ODBC DSN

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