Connection string syntax for Classic ADO / ODBC / Oracle 10g EZConnect

Question

I\'m trying to connect various VBA projects to an Oracle 10g back end using ADO (2.8) and no TNS. After various attempts, we\'ve decided that the simplest series of steps fo

Answer 1

' Create a connection object.'
Dim cn As ADODB.Connection
Set cn = New ADODB.Connection

' Create a recordset object.'
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset

' Provide the connection string.'
Dim strConn As String
Dim str As String

'Use the SQL Server OLE DB Provider.'
strConn = "Driver=(Oracle in OraHome92);" & "Data Source=;Uid=;Pwd=;"

'Now open the connection.'
cn.Open strConn
With rs

    ' Assign the Connection object.'
    ActiveConnection = cn

    ' Extract the required records.'
    .Open "SELECT ", cn


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