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Cannot Initialize the Data Source Object of OLE DB Provider "OraOLEDB.ORACLE" for Linked Server: ORA-01012 (Doc ID 1385668.1)

Last updated on JULY 03, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Provider for OLE DB - Version 10.2.0.3 and later
Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

You are using the Oracle Provider for OLE DB to create a SQL Server Linked Server and receive the following error:

Cause

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