Connecting to a Data Source Using a Logon Dialog Box

Some ODBC applications display a logon dialog box when you are connecting to a data source. In these cases, the data source name has already been specified. For Oracle, the dialog box is as follows:

The Logon to Oracle dialog box

In this dialog box, provide the following information:

  1. In the Server Name field, type the client connection string of the computer containing the Oracle database tables you want to access. Or, select the string from the Server Name drop-down list, which displays the names you specified in the ODBC Oracle driver Setup dialog box.

    2. For local servers, use the SQL*Net connection string. If the SQL*Net connection string contains semicolons, enclose it in quotation marks. Refer to your SQL*Net documentation for more information.

    For remote servers, the Oracle TNS Client connection string is the alias name of the Oracle Listener on your network.

  2. If required, type your Oracle user name.
  3. If required, type your Oracle password.
  4. Click OK to log on to the Oracle database installed on the server you specified and to update the values in the Registry.

NOTE: You can also use OS Authentication to connect to an Oracle database. See "OS Authentication" for details.