RE: Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver Installation & Configuration

From: SnowCritter (SnowCritter_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:59:03 -0800

Oh, I guess I should mention that I'm running XP Pro with SP2.

"SnowCritter" wrote:

> I've a piece of third-party software that requires the Visual FoxPro ODBC
> driver. I've attempted to configure this via the ODBC Data Source
> Administrator. The first attempt to Add the Visual FoxPro Driver in the
> System DSN tab resulted in a message box that said "You must first install
> the current version of the Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver. Go to
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/downloads. Select Product Updates, then
> Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver".
>
> Once I figured out that it was the "vfpoledb.exe" file I was supposed to
> download, I did so and ran the installer - which appeared to complete
> normally (the Application Event Viewer indicates success as well).
>
> However, I still cannot add this in the System DSN tab OR the User DSN tab -
> I keep getting the same "you must first install..." message.
>
> Am I missing something? If so, what might it be?
>
> Thanks in advance!



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