[R] RODBC --How do you set up the connection so pwd is blank but driver-specific data source dialog box pops up after

[Daniel J. Robertson]

The password window popup apparently doesn't yet work with RStudio: 
e.g., http://support.rstudio.org/help/discussions/problems/4371-rodbc-connection-issue

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Daniel Robertson
Senior Research and Planning Associate
Institutional Research and Planning
Cornell University / irp.cornell.edu


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Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 4:41 PM
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Subject: [R] RODBC --How do you set up the connection so pwd is blank but driver-specific data source dialog box pops up after

Hello,

I want to  leave pwd blank (to comply w/ company security protocol) and just be prompted by the driver-specific data source dialog box to enter the password after. But for some reason it is not working.

R Version: "R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22)"
R Studio Version: 0.97.312
OS: Windows 7

library(RODBC)
##HERE IS THE CODE THAT DOES WORK
##my DSN, UID, PWD is entered something like this ch <- odbcConnect("jjprd", uid = "lopez123", pwd = "123456") ##I then successfully run a query sqlQuery(ch,"SELECT Count(*) FROM PS_EXIT_SURVEY_LL")

#BUT WHEN I TRY TO LEAVE pwd BLANK THIS HAPPENS:
ch <- odbcConnect("jjprd", uid = "lopez123") Warning messages:
1: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=jjprd;UID=lopez123") :
  [RODBC] ERROR: state 28000, code 768, message [Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle][Oracle]ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
2: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=jjprd;UID=lopez123") : ODBC connection failed

#I read the vignette and on page 3 its says that if you leave password blank then a driver-specific Data Source dialog box will pop up to allow it to be completed. This is the way it works in MS Access or TOAD (SQL editor) for example. But it's not popping up? What am I missing?
RShowDoc("RODBC", package="RODBC")


Daniel Lopez
Workforce Analyst
HRIM - Workforce Analytics & Metrics
Strategic Human Resources Management



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