> I have both the Microsoft driver and the Oracle driver, and also the
> Oracle Instant client installed in the XP box, with a tnsnames.ora
> file that points to the server, ORACLE_HOME variable set up, etc.

> I know that it's accesible because I can connect from this same
> machine with JDBC Oracle Thin Client (ojdbc6.jar). This driver deesn't
> even need the Oracle client installed in the local machine. I just
> specified IP, port, SID, user, pass and it works. But the programs I
> need to use don't support JDBC.

> Do you have any connection string that works for you? I've tried the
> ones in connectionstrings.com and carlprothman.net but I think they're
> not intended for connecting to a remote server...

> > I'm trying to connect to my databases from a XP box to a HP-UX server
> > with Oracle 10g, either through ODBC or OLE DB. I've tried almost
> > everything and still can't connect to it.

> > I have both the Microsoft driver and the Oracle driver, and also the
> > Oracle Instant client installed in the XP box, with a tnsnames.ora
> > file that points to the server, ORACLE_HOME variable set up, etc.

> > I know that it's accesible because I can connect from this same
> > machine with JDBC Oracle Thin Client (ojdbc6.jar). This driver deesn't
> > even need the Oracle client installed in the local machine. I just
> > specified IP, port, SID, user, pass and it works. But the programs I
> > need to use don't support JDBC.

> > Do you have any connection string that works for you? I've tried the
> > ones in connectionstrings.com and carlprothman.net but I think they're
> > not intended for connecting to a remote server...

> You failed to post the error code and message; was there a good reason
> for not doing so?  Absent such information no one can tell you why the
> ODBC/OLEDB connection won't work.

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