MS Access Oracle ODBC driver
MS Access ODBC Oracle
If you ever tried to retrieve data from an Oracle table in MS Access, you might have experienced the error Run-time error 3184: Could not execute query; could not find linked table. [IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0204 - Table in DB Name type *FILE not found. (#-204) (Fig 1).
![MS Access Oracle ODBC driver : Fig 1 : Access error Run-time error 3184: Could not execute query; could not find linked table. [IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0204 - Table in DB Name type *FILE not found. (#-204)". The solution to link an Oracle table to an Access Database is quite simple.](../images/medium/officeproductivity/msaccessoracleodbcdriver/msaccessoracleodbcdriver1.png)
How to connect to Oracle database using MS Access 2010
The solution to link an Oracle table to an Access database is quite simple.
First, open your ODBC connections under Windows - go to Control Panel, and search for ODBC, name may vary depending on your Windows version.
From there, add a new connection, using driver Oracle in OraHome 92 (Fig 2).
Access ODBC connection to Oracle
Set the Data Source Name and the TNS Service Name (Fig 3) as the database you want to access, in my example, DB Name.
You can then retrieve your table in Access link tables list (Fig 4) that you will get from Oracle, in my example, DB Name.Table.
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Fig1 : Access error Run-time error 3184: Could not execute query; could not find linked table. [IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0204 - Table in DB Name type *FILE not found. (#-204). The solution to link an Oracle table to an Access Database is quite simple. Access error Run-time error 3184: Could not execute query; could not find linked table. [IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0204 - Table in DB Name type *FILE not found. (#-204),
Fig2 : Create ODBC connection Create ODBC connection,
Fig3 : Setup Oracle ODBC connection Setup Oracle ODBC connection,
Fig4 : Access linked table selection Access linked table selection.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How can users connect Microsoft Access to an Oracle database using the Oracle ODBC driver for seamless data integration?
- Install the Oracle ODBC Driver compatible with your Oracle database version. In MS Access, create a new external data source using the ODBC connection option. Select the Oracle ODBC Driver from the list and configure the connection details,
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