Re: Visual FoxPro Driver

From: TomB (TomB_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/17/04 

Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:39:01 -0700

John,
Sorry to be a pest, and perhaps a dumb one, but:

-- All that's available for download is the .MSM file (not the .MSI file)
-- I downloaded (saved) the .MSN file but don't know how to use/run it
-- I found out during the course of things that the Installer is on XP systems
-- I don't follow your input about the Run Command

I guess my net question is how do I run Windows Installer. By the way, if
you're from Microsoft I recommend that the KB article be improved to provide
specific content about the fact that the Installer is on XP systems and that
the referenced updates are not applicable. I realize that such can be
"derived by exception" but specific content is preferable.

Thanks again,
Tom

"John Holubiak" wrote:

> Tom,
>
> You should have the Windows Installer on an XP machine. :-) The .msi file
> should load like an executable from the Run command.
>
> John
>
>
> "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D768AB0B-81D7-4E01-90F7-68AC50ADBF72@microsoft.com...
> > John,
> >
> > Oops! I reread the instructions and the need to download Windows
> > Installer.
> > However, there's nothing there about XP systems - ?? If Windows Installer
> > is already on my computer, how do I find it? If there, it may be a
> > leftover
> > from when the computer was under Windows Me. If so: 1) can I use it, or
> > 2)
> > can I use the listed one than includes NT, or 3) is there an XP version I
> > can
> > get?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Tom
> >
> > "John Holubiak" wrote:
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> Perhaps reinstalling the driver using this installation program will
> >> solve
> >> your problem.
> >>
> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/downloads/updates/odbc/default.aspx
> >>
> >> VFP also has an OLE DB driver which is now the recommended way to access
> >> VFP
> >> and FoxPro data.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E4EC0DB9-0AB3-4227-A53A-547446D3CA1F@microsoft.com...
> >> > We have a VB6 app that ran successfully with a .DBF databse under
> >> > pre-XP
> >> > Windows operating systems with a connection to the Visual FoxPro
> >> > Driver.
> >> > The
> >> > app fails under XP when attempting to open the connection. The Visual
> >> > FoxPro
> >> > Driver is listed in the ODBC Data Sources for the computer, but when
> >> > the
> >> > Configure button is clicked a message says the current version of the
> >> > driver
> >> > must be installed.
> >> >
> >> > I can't seem to find anything on the Microsoft website about a driver
> >> > under
> >> > XP, which I understand has MDAC 7.X. Is the Visual FoxPro Driver
> >> > supported
> >> > under XP? If so, how do I get a driver to install? If not, what are
> >> > the
> >> > alternatives? Thanks.
> >> > --
> >> > Tom Buggy
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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