To use the Oracle ODBC Driver, you need to install and configure it on your system. Here are the general steps:
It is the bridge over the data chasm. It is the diplomat in the war of the databases. It is the only piece of software that has ever looked at Oracle’s ego and Microsoft’s stubbornness and said, “Fine, I’ll make them talk to each other.”
You spend the next hour in a state of existential dread, trying different versions of the driver. Do you need the 32-bit driver or the 64-bit driver? (Spoiler: Your OS is 64-bit, but Excel is 32-bit, so you need the 32-bit driver—good luck finding that in the documentation.)
To configure the Oracle ODBC Driver on Windows, follow these steps:
To use the Oracle ODBC Driver, you need to install and configure it on your system. Here are the general steps:
It is the bridge over the data chasm. It is the diplomat in the war of the databases. It is the only piece of software that has ever looked at Oracle’s ego and Microsoft’s stubbornness and said, “Fine, I’ll make them talk to each other.”
You spend the next hour in a state of existential dread, trying different versions of the driver. Do you need the 32-bit driver or the 64-bit driver? (Spoiler: Your OS is 64-bit, but Excel is 32-bit, so you need the 32-bit driver—good luck finding that in the documentation.)
To configure the Oracle ODBC Driver on Windows, follow these steps:
