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Type ODBC
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Type ODBC
Name: myODBCConnection
Host: ssfdata
Database: CAAR
Port: 1521
Username: USER
Password: PASS

Connection failed – Check settings and try again

Extended error information:
Unable to initialize ODBC connection to DSN for USER/PASS <at> CAAR,
[unixODBC][Driver Manager] Datasource name not found, and no default driver specified

Isql –v caarODBC

+------------------------+
| Connected              |
|                        |
| sql –statement         |
| help [tablename]       |
| quit                   |
+------------------------+

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