Re: Connection string from VC++ 5.0 to an Oracle Database

From: <mldykow_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 13:47:37 GMT
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In article <6ohuqe$p0n$1_at_platane.wanadoo.fr>, "Macao" <alain.dourille.AENLEVER_NOSPAMMER_at_wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> I have to access a Oracle Database from a VC++ 5.0 program. I have, of
> course, to connect to that database
> What are the ways to do that ?
> I think I have to use ODBC, but I don't find the Connection string format to
> connect to.
>
> Can someone help me please ?
>
> thanks a lot.
>
> Loïc GROSMAN, from MACAO, France.
>
>

You don't have to use odbc, there is an API. The header files have names along the lines of oci*.h and the lib is ociw32.lib Anyway, the connection string format should be something like

DSN=xxxx;DBQ=yyyy;UID=zzzz;PWD=aaaa
at least that is what I was successul with.

Hope this helps,
Jens

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