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VFP 5.0 can't configure ODBC .xls
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Smithers12
2004-11-08 16:53:02 UTC
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Trying to install VFP 5.0 on new computer with W2K pro SP4 but error message
indicates it can't configure the .xls ODBC file, notes install failure and
quits.

I'm doing this as administrator. I don't have Excel though there are
references to it in the Outlook Office stuff.

I don't think I ever installed any SP's for VFP 5.0 so these ODBC files
might be outdated or other programs might have installed other versions. But
I see nothing I can use in the knowledge base and neither of the 2 downloads
currently available for VFP 5.0 seems relevant. Any idea of what version the
ODBC .xls should be?
Stefan Wuebbe
2004-11-08 17:51:43 UTC
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MDAC 2.5 was the one installed by Vfp6 / VS'98
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c57692e9-dde7-4a60-b586-5d4fd6794db6&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en

It's also the one containing the latest Fox ODBC driver. See also
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=277772

The current MDAC is 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5067faf8-0db4-429a-b502-de4329c8c850&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en


hth
-Stefan
Post by Smithers12
Trying to install VFP 5.0 on new computer with W2K pro SP4 but error message
indicates it can't configure the .xls ODBC file, notes install failure and
quits.
I'm doing this as administrator. I don't have Excel though there are
references to it in the Outlook Office stuff.
I don't think I ever installed any SP's for VFP 5.0 so these ODBC files
might be outdated or other programs might have installed other versions. But
I see nothing I can use in the knowledge base and neither of the 2 downloads
currently available for VFP 5.0 seems relevant. Any idea of what version the
ODBC .xls should be?
Smithers12
2004-11-08 19:45:05 UTC
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Many thanks Stefan
Post by Stefan Wuebbe
MDAC 2.5 was the one installed by Vfp6 / VS'98
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c57692e9-dde7-4a60-b586-5d4fd6794db6&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en
It's also the one containing the latest Fox ODBC driver. See also
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=277772
The current MDAC is 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5067faf8-0db4-429a-b502-de4329c8c850&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en
hth
-Stefan
Post by Smithers12
Trying to install VFP 5.0 on new computer with W2K pro SP4 but error message
indicates it can't configure the .xls ODBC file, notes install failure and
quits.
I'm doing this as administrator. I don't have Excel though there are
references to it in the Outlook Office stuff.
I don't think I ever installed any SP's for VFP 5.0 so these ODBC files
might be outdated or other programs might have installed other versions. But
I see nothing I can use in the knowledge base and neither of the 2 downloads
currently available for VFP 5.0 seems relevant. Any idea of what version the
ODBC .xls should be?
Smithers12
2004-11-08 19:49:06 UTC
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Many thanks Stefan
Post by Stefan Wuebbe
MDAC 2.5 was the one installed by Vfp6 / VS'98
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c57692e9-dde7-4a60-b586-5d4fd6794db6&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en
It's also the one containing the latest Fox ODBC driver. See also
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=277772
The current MDAC is 2.8
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5067faf8-0db4-429a-b502-de4329c8c850&languageid=f49e8428-7071-4979-8a67-3cffcb0c2524&displaylang=en
hth
-Stefan
Post by Smithers12
Trying to install VFP 5.0 on new computer with W2K pro SP4 but error message
indicates it can't configure the .xls ODBC file, notes install failure and
quits.
I'm doing this as administrator. I don't have Excel though there are
references to it in the Outlook Office stuff.
I don't think I ever installed any SP's for VFP 5.0 so these ODBC files
might be outdated or other programs might have installed other versions. But
I see nothing I can use in the knowledge base and neither of the 2 downloads
currently available for VFP 5.0 seems relevant. Any idea of what version the
ODBC .xls should be?
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