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"ORA-00942: table or view does not exist" with the Oracle ODBC driver while the table exists

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Title"ORA-00942: table or view does not exist" with the Oracle ODBC driver while the table exists
URL NameORA-00942-table-or-view-does-not-exist-with-the-Oracle-ODBC-driver-while-the-table-esists
Article Number000141687
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol driver
Version: 7.1
OS: All supported platforms
Database: Oracle
Application: All ODBC applications
Question/Problem Description
The below error is returned when selecting a table, while the table exists
Steps to ReproduceConnect to Oracle using the ODBC driver and Execute the following select statement:
select * from TEST
Clarifying Information
The table TEST is located in a different schema than the default schema associated with the database user account used to make the connection.
Error Message[DataDirect][ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol driver][Oracle]ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
Defect Number
Enhancement Number
Cause
The table is located in a different schema than the default schema associated with the database user.
Resolution
Specify the schema name in the select statement:

select * from <schema name>.TEST

Or run the following statement first:

alter session set current_schema = <schema name>
Workaround
Notes
References to other documentation:
Difference between a user and a schema in Oracle?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/880230/difference-between-a-user-and-a-schema-in-oracle

Schema Owners and Application Users
https://oracle-base.com/articles/misc/schema-owners-and-application-users
Last Modified Date12/18/2017 2:48 PM
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