Re: Visual FoxPro Driver

From: John Holubiak (CharmNewton_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/17/04 

Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:53:47 -0700

Tom,

You have to scroll down to the Download Now section to get to the .msi file.
There is a link to the English version. The MSM download (merge modules) is
used by developers to install the driver with their application.

John

"TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3FD963C-C027-4416-8283-63D09AA040C4@microsoft.com...
> 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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