Oracle error while executing VBscript file

Question

I have a Connection.vbs file with following contents:
Dim strCon
strCon = "Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle}; " & _
"CONNECTSTRING=(DESCRIPTION=" & _
"(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)" & _
"(HOST= TRISHUL)(PORT=1525))" & _
"(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=BTFLVAS))); uid=odb;pwd=odb;"
Dim ocon1:set ocon1=CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
ocon1.open strCon
Getting this error as a pop up message while executing this file :
Script: D:\Connection.vbs
Line: 10
Char: 1
Error: [Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle][Oracle]
Code: 80004005
Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers
Please help!
Shruti

Answer 1

You are using an ODBC driver to connect to Oracle. The error you get is not an Oracle server error. (so ignore the silly request for an alert log)
The error is from your client Oracle driver. It gets a TNS connection string (or alias) from the ODBC driver. This tells it how to establish a network connection to the Oracle Listener on the Oracle server platform.
The Oracle driver then runs into a problem and says:
12560, 00000, "TNS:protocol adapter error"
// *Cause: A generic protocol adapter error occurred.
// *Action: Check addresses used for proper protocol specification. Before
// reporting this error, look at the error stack and check for lower level
// transport errors. For further details, turn on tracing and reexecute the
// operation. Turn off tracing when the operation is complete.
Basic terms - your Oracle client driver ran into a network error when attempting to make the requested connection.
This could be caused by a number of problems on your PC. Suggest you first check your TNS connection string to make sure it is valid. You can use tnsping (Oracle util in %ORACLE_HOME%\bin), e.g.
C:\> tnsping "DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST= TRISHUL)(PORT=1525))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=BTFLVAS)))"
See if this works.