ORA-28500: Connection From ORACLE To A Non-Oracle System Returned This Message: C (Doc ID 2325424.1)
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 to 12.2.0.1 [Release 11.2 to 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
SYMPTOMS
When using Database Gateway for ODBC (DG4ODBC) to connect to a Postgresql database using a Postgres ODBC connection the following error is encountered:
ORA-28500: connection from ORACLE to a non-Oracle system returned this message:
c
CAUSE
The issue is caused by a problem with character and language settings.
SOLUTION
Add the following to the DG4ODBC init.ora file:
HS_NLS_NCHAR=UCS2
HS_LANGUAGE=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1