No place to enter SID in the VS 'Add Connection' dialogue.

Question

Hi, I'm currently trying to add a connection to a remote Oracle 10g (I think) database using the Add Connection-dialogue in Visual Studio 2008.
Since System.Data.OracleClient is about to go, I have installed ODP.NET and am trying to use that instead. However, I cannot find anywhere to enter the SID required for the connection string, which leads it to get a ORA-12504 because the server didn't receive SERVICE_NAME.

Of course I can always connect using a manually crated connection string in my own code, but that can be a pain in the ____, so it would be nice if I could get the connection properly into VS.

Answer 1

Hi Javanese,

I am moving this thread from Base "Visual Studio Setup and Installation" forum to the "ADO.NET Data Providers" forum, since the issue is related to ADO.NET. There are more ADO.NET experts in the "ADO.NET Data Providers" forum.

Thanks

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Answer 2

Hi Javanese,

 

There is a document about how to use ODP.NET,

http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/windows/odpnet/howto/connect/index.html

 

One part of the document talking about the Server Name,

Add Net Service Names

ODP.NET uses Net Service Names to identify the data source (database) it connects to. The Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Tool, a post installation tool that configures basic network components, can be used to setup the Net Service Names. Please refer to the Oracle9i Net Services Administrator's Guide available at OTN for the details on using this tool to setup the Net Services Names.

 

There is another URL talking about adding service name in connection string,

 

http://www.connectionstrings.com/oracle

 

Since ODP.NET is developed by third party, it is not supported in MSDN forums.

You can go to Oracle forum for better support,

http://www.orafaq.com/forum/

 

 

Best Regards

Yichun Feng

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