With a new Oracle Installation when I go to Configuration Management Tools > Microsoft ODBC Administrator > System DSN > Add > [new installation]
it doe
It appears the tumbleweed rolled by on this one but just for everyone who may be experiencing the same issue; I was able to fix this by using the Net Configuration Assistant wizard and providing the right information. It generated tnsnames.ora
in proper format AND it should be noted that the filename given to me was tsnames.ora
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