1204916 - Error: "ORA-12154" when using an Oracle 32-bit driver on a Windows 64-bit platform

When using any of the products listed in the 'Environment' section of this article, on a Windows 64-bit operating system, with the SAP product installed to the default location under Program Files (x86), or other path containing any parenthesis, you may receive the following Oracle error message:

      Failed to open the connection.
      Details: ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
      [Database Vendor Code: 12154 ]

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Any BI, BOE, CR, Webi, DeskI, Universe Designer client applications that use the the Oracle 10g 32-bit driver, with the SAP product installed on a Windows 64-bit OS version into any path containing a parenthesis, e.g. the default Program Files (x86)...

• BOBJ ENTERPRISE XI
• BOBJ ENTERPRISE XI R2
• SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0
• SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1
• SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 (reporting only)
• SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.1 (reporting only)
• SAP Crystal Reports Crystal Reports 2008 V0
• Crystal Reports 2008 V1
• SAP Crystal Reports 2011
• SAP Crystal Reports 2013

Crystal Reports 2008 V0 ; Crystal Reports 2008 V1 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, feature pack 3 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform R2 ; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI ; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2011, feature pack 03 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013

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