RE: ODBC Data sources - how to unlock an old .INF file?

It seems that your application used Access/FoxPro files, why don't you try
using Access to read the data?

"Colin Strain" wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm a complete novice at this, so forgive the depth of my ignorance. Here's
> my problem, perhaps you can help?
>
> My wife has an old recipe program (based on the now obsolete
> MicroCookWorks). It has some useful recipes she would like locked up in an
> old DB, which the program tries to install using the old .INF file method.
> The .INF file is reproduced below. It appears to call the driver something
> like "On The Menu".
>
> Is it possible to unlock this data by setting up the equivalent info using
> ODBC Data Sources? The intention is simply to enable that program long
> enough to export its recipes in a format that would allow them to be
> imported into a more modern program (MasterCook).
>
> If so, could someone tell me, step-by-step, how to achieve this?
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Colin Strain,
> Glasgow, Scotland.
>
> 32-bit .INF file contents
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> file[Source Media Descriptions]
> "1", "ODBC Drivers Setup", "setup.exe", "."
>
> [ODBC Drivers]
> "On The Menu 32-bit Access Driver (*.otm)"=
> "On The Menu 32-bit FoxPro Driver (*.dbf)"=
>
> [On The Menu 32-bit Access Driver (*.otm)]
> "Msvcrt10" = 1, msvcrt10.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 210944,,,,,
> ;"Msvcrt20" = 1, msvcrt20.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 243200,,,,
> 2.10.0.0,
> "msjter32.dll" = 1, msjter32.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 23824,,,,
> 3.00.00.1923,
> "msjint32.dll" = 1, msjint32.dll,,,, 1995-5-11,,,,,,,,,, 35600,,,,
> 3.00.00.2001,
> "vbajet32.dll" = 1, vbajet32.dll,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 55328,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "vbar2232.dll" = 1, vbar2232.dll,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 1403796,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "ven2232.olb" = 1, ven2232.olb,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 37376,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "Tools" = 1, odbctl32.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 76288,,,, 3.00.32.0001,
> "Changes" = 1, odbcjtnw.hlp,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 83833,,,,,
> "Help" = 1, odbcjet.hlp,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 113064,,,,,
> "Driver" = 1, odbcjt32.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 225792,,,, 3.20.01.0000,
> "Setup" = 1, odbcjt32.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 225792,,,, 3.20.01.0000,
> "Engine" = 1, msjt3032.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 1015568,,,, 3.00.00.2001,
> "IIsam"=1,msrd2x32.dll,,,,1995-05-12,,,,,,,,,,250640,,,,3.00.00.2001,
> "Strings"=1,odbcji32.dll,,,,1995-05-12,,,,,,,,,,37888,,,,3.20.01.0000,
>
>
> [On The Menu 32-bit FoxPro Driver (*.dbf)]
> "Setup" = 1, odfox32.dll,,,, 1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,, 5120,,,, 3.00.20.01,
> "Msvcrt10" = 1, msvcrt10.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 210944,,,,,
> ;"Msvcrt20" = 1, msvcrt20.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 243200,,,,
> 2.10.0.0,
> "msjter32.dll" = 1, msjter32.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 23824,,,,
> 3.00.00.1923,
> "msjint32.dll" = 1, msjint32.dll,,,, 1995-5-11,,,,,,,,,, 35600,,,,
> 3.00.00.2001,
> "vbajet32.dll" = 1, vbajet32.dll,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 55328,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "vbar2232.dll" = 1, vbar2232.dll,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 1403796,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "ven2232.olb" = 1, ven2232.olb,,,, 1995-5-8,,,,,,,,, SHARED, 37376,,,,
> 2.0.0.5321,
> "Tools" = 1, odbctl32.dll,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 76288,,,, 3.00.32.0001,
> "Changes" = 1, odbcjtnw.hlp,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 83833,,,,,
> "Help" = 1, odbcjet.hlp,,,, 1994-11-18,,,,,,,,,, 113064,,,,,
> "Driver" = 1, odbcjt32.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 225792,,,, 3.20.01.0000,
> "Engine" = 1, msjt3032.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 1015568,,,, 3.00.00.2001,
> "IISAM" = 1, msxb3032.dll,,,, 1995-5-12,,,,,,,,,, 218896,,,, 2.99.0.1809,
> "Strings"=1,odbcji32.dll,,,,1995-05-12,,,,,,,,,,37888,,,,3.20.01.0000,
>
>
> [ODBC Translators]
> "MS Code Page Translator"=
>
> [MS Code Page Translator]
> "Setup"=1,mscpxl32.dll,,,,1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,,15360,,,,2.50.01.21,
> "Translator"=1,mscpxl32.dll,,,,1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,,15360,,,,02.50.01.21,
> "Code Page 850"=1,12520850.cpx,,,,1994-07-12,,,,,,,,,,2233,,,,,
> "Code Page 437"=1,12520437.cpx,,,,1994-07-12,,,,,,,,,,2151,,,,,
> "WinSysNT01"=1,ctl3dnt.dll,,,,1995-4-4,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,27136,,,,02.31.00.00,
> "WinSys9501"=1,ctl3d95.dll,,,,1994-11-30,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,26112,,,,02.31.00.00,
> "Msvcrt10"=1,msvcrt10.dll,,,,1993-07-23,,,,,,,,,SHARED,210944,,,,,
>
>
>
> [ODBC Driver Manager]
> "Driver"=1,odbc32.dll,,,,1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,,64512,,,,2.50.30.6 ,
> "Cursor"=1,odbccr32.dll,,,,1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,,167936,,,,2.50.30.6 ,
> "WinSysNT01"=1,ctl3dnt.dll,,,,1995-4-4,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,27136,,,,02.31.00.00,
> "WinSys9501"=1,ctl3d95.dll,,,,1995-4-4,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,26112,,,,02.31.00.00,
> "Msvcrt10"=1,msvcrt10.dll,,,,1993-07-23,,,,,,,,,SHARED,210944,,,,,
> "resource"=1,odbcint.dll,,,,1995-08-07,,,,,,,,,,32768,,,,2.0050.30.06,
>
> [ODBC]
> "Main"=1,odbccp32.dll,,,,1995-5-10,,,,,,,,,,88064,,,,2.50.30.6 ,
> "CtlPnl"=1,odbccp32.cpl,,,,1995-5-10,,,,,,,,,,6656,,,,2.50.30.6 ,
> "Help"=1,odbcinst.hlp,,,,1994-03-10,,,,,,,,,,17412,,,,02.00.15.10,
> "WinSysNT01"=1,ctl3dnt.dll,,,,1995-4-4,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,27136,,,,02.29.00.00,
> "WinSys9501"=1,ctl3d95.dll,,,,1995-4-4,,,,,,ctl3d32.dll,,,SHARED,26112,,,,02.29.00.00,
> ;"Msvcrt20"=1,msvcrt20.dll,,,,1994-12-07,,,,,,,,,SHARED,243200,,,,.02.10.00.00,
>
> [Generic Thunk ODBC Driver Manager]
> "Thunk1"=1,odbc32gt.dll,,,,1995-3-3,,,,,,,,,,7168,,,,,
> "Thunk2"=1,odbc16gt.dll,,,,1995-3-3,,,,,,,,,,23440,,,,,
>
> [Generic Thunk ODBC]
> "Thunk1"=1,ds32gt.dll,,,,1995-3-3,,,,,,,,,,4608,,,,,
> "Thunk2"=1,ds16gt.dll,,,,1995-3-3,,,,,,,,,,5024,,,,2.10.23.23,
>
>
> [On The Menu 32-bit Access Driver (*.otm)-Keys]
> SQLLevel=0
> FileExtns=*.mdb
> FileUsage=2
> DriverODBCVer=02.01
> ConnectFunctions=YYN
> APILevel=1
>
> [On The Menu 32-bit FoxPro Driver (*.dbf)-Keys]
> SQLLevel=0
> FileExtns=*.dbf,*.cdx,*.idx,*.ftp
> FileUsage=1
> DriverODBCVer=02.01
> ConnectFunctions=YYN
> APILevel=1
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
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