# ORA- 12505 : Error Connecting Oracle?

**URL:** <https://community.automationedge.com/t/ora-12505-error-connecting-oracle/2258>\
**Category:** Self-Help & Learn\
**Tags:** rpa, article\
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/ora-12505-error-connecting-oracle/2258 "2020-06-23T13:28:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/ora-12505-error-connecting-oracle/2258/1 "2020-06-23T13:28:07Z")

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**Problem:**

> `Error Connecting Oracle Database!!`

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**Solution:**

Try below solutions:

1. Please check for the **ojdbc jar** in Process Studio’s lib folder (e.g. D: \process-studio-5.5.0\lib). For oracle connection ojdbc jar is required.

2. Add the “ **/** ” special character before the SID name, For example: “/AE” as AE is our SID.

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