How to connect Oracle Data Source for Reporting Service

I have the problem to connect Oracle data for my Report designer.

1st I used ODBC, it does not work, and my reference book "MS SQL server 2000 Reporting service step by step" tells me that I must select Oracle data provide instead of the generic ODBC.

I created a new data source and after I enter the userId/pswd and click "Test Connection" button, it is OK. But when I click "run" icon to try, it gives me the following error messages:

An error occurred while executing the query, ORA-00936:Missing expression

Additiona information:

ORA-00936:missing expression(system.Data.OracleClient)

My version of reporting service is 2005. The setting of "Connection Properties" as follows:

Data Source: Oracle (OracleClient) Server name: creonpra Log On to the database: UserId/Pswd= qmprodviewer/*********

I have very less knowledge about Oracle. I do not know Oracle Client software's coverage. I checked my program and only find Oracle 8i of "Net8 Assistant", "Net8 Config Assistant" and Oracle ODBC test" on my desktop PC.

Please help me to resolve the problem

Hi,

This looks like a query syntax error.

Did you use the query builder to create your Oracle query?

If you paste your query in a new database project can you execute it?

I would recommand to use the database project or Toad to debug the query, then when it is working, paste it back to your report dataset.

Philippe

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Yes definitely a syntax problem. Along with the other suggestion of trying it in the Oracle also try simple expressions first like...

select * from Table1

etc.

If your still stuck past the Syntax here and I can have a look at it since I connect primarily to Oracle DB's using the Oracle connection.

Craig