I have inherited a database that was created in Visual FoxPro. I don't have that program. Currently I have Access 2007. I've been trying to get External Data using an VFPOLEDB file that I got from the Microsoft website. When I try to use it with Microsoft Query its not listed. I used the Setup Installer Package. Do I need to put it somewhere special? Its in the common files\system\ole DB folder. Along with all of the other .dll files.
I'm at my wits end. Keep in mind I don't have the VFP program. If this is why I'm failing please yell at me. Then I'll know all is lost and I can just quit my job and become a hobo.
Try using the ODBC driver instead see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714034%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
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I have written a Windows application in Visual Studio that reads data from a Microsoft Access database. Everything works fine; however, after publishing the application I need it to read the database when the database is changed or updated. Can anyone help with where to put the Access database and how to get the application to look at it when it opens?
It sounds to me like you can place the Microsoft Access (presumably, a single .accdb file) anywhere you want to put it and then--as long as your program knows where that file is--simply use System.IO.FileSystemWatcher.
See this question/answer(s) for more details:
Notification when a file changes?
I was trying to create an msi setup for a windows form application. This msi should only installed if the local system has Access database engine 12.0 installed on it.
So I tried to put a lunch condition in the visual studio installer. Now if I want to make this driver as a prerequisite for the new application to get installed I need COMPONENETID of this driver So that I can put a condition in launch condition.
I have and exe for Access database engine 12.0 but can't figure out the componentid of it. I tried to use ORCA tool for this prupose but ORCA tool only work with .msi not with .exe. Can someone please help me out with this ? Thanks in advance.
If you have a tool like WinZip (there'a a free eval version at time of writing this) you can open that exe and WinZip will extract the files out for you without installing it. There will be an MSI file (called AceRedist.msi last time I looked) and then you can use Orca in the way you described.
Is there any reason that you are taking this approach to detect the presence of a pre-requisite? In your case, the pre-requisite here seems to be Access database engine 12.0.
IMHO, there are definitely standard ways to detect the presence of Access database engine 12.0. A simple google took me to the following link:
https://community.flexerasoftware.com/showthread.php?201524-Determine-Microsoft-Database-Access-Engine-Version
Relying upon a specific component GUID from a 3rd party vendor is definitely risky and might lead to unnecessary maintenance.
Regards,
Kiran Hegde
i made an application in VS 2010 that ran on MYSQL, the client would download this program and it would create its own MYSQL database. Now that i'm using VS 2013 i can't seem to get this to work again. Unless i included all these Dll files: Microsoft tutorial
so my 3 questions are:
is it no longer supported?
is there a better local database type i could use instead, that doesn't require extra dll's?
will i have to send these dll's every time i update my application now?
MySql was never supported natively by the .net framework, you must install the mysql conector to get full access to mysql or you can use odbc but that's gonna be really slow.
If you want a compacto local db, then sqlite is much better for that Job.
And to send those dll's, it depends on how you do your update, if you have a system which remplaces your exe and leaves in place previous files, then it will work, but if you plan to use an installer, then the installer will have them.
is it no longer supported?
It is supported I am using it in my project.
is there a better local database type i could use instead, that doesn't require extra dll's?
MSSQL if you want.(I am not sure about others)
will i have to send these dll's every time i update my application now?
No, you need to deploy only once unless you are panning to change MySQL connector. You only need to ship the "MySql.Data.dll" along with your project
I am running SQLManagementStudio_x86_2012_ENU.exe to install SQL Server 2012. I came across a problem and I was hunged on it too long.
I have seen the same problem in SO and they are give a solution for that. I also over come that problem but again stuck again in half way through. So I am going to ask this again(not a spam)
Problem: When I ran above mentioned exe it was installed fine, Then I tried to create a instance of the server. I used SQL Server Installation Center in configuration tools. then I selected new SQL Server and it asks me to select the SQL Server Installation Media. I selected C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server but it was invalied.
then I figured out that it is asking for the Installation media itself. So I extracted the .exe file to a folder and selected that path. that was taken as a valid media.
I refered to this link.
some have mentioned that this was a bug here.
when I clicked next it gives the following error. so that I can not proceed and create a instance. Can some one help me on this.
thanks in advance.
I have tried lot of things to come up with a solution for this. As you can see in the picture, there are only 2 check boxes which are already checked and disabled. This is not the right .exe file to run(I was unable to create a server instance using this). I downloaded the right SQL server installation file from here.
There are several .exe files that gives different functionality enhancements. I chose SQL server with tools which is about 1GB. I did not have to uninstall the existing sql server installation. I installed this and it worked fine. I will post back if I found a way to create a SQL server form the given installation. If you have the same problem as described above, most probably you are using the wrong .exe file.
Good luck with your fix.
i have created a application in VB6.0 which is connected to MySQL through ODBC connection,there are two dsn which connects to application.Now i want to create a setup of the application that i can install on any computer.but how? I tried using Package and Development wizard in VB but it gives me error "access denied ieframe.dll" something like that while installing it AND also after using that wizard,now all my forms are corrupt.I craeted new and i don't want this to happen again.Help me!!
tired googling now!!!
I am not sure of the version of VB6 you are running, I do know that there was an InstallSheild Light version that shipped with Visual Studio 6 Professional. It was an optional install. If you have your original installation media try looking for it. There was also Visual Studio Installer 1.1 that used to be available from Microsoft. I found a link on Web.Archive.org that still works. I have used this to build msi files for VB6 in the past. You need to have Visual Interdev because it gets added as project type to it.
And since you mentioned that the Package and Deployment Wizard corrupted your project, you should make a backup of your data or use some type of source control. It will be a lot less painfull to recover when problems occur.
First of all, I take it that the two DSNs are not relevant to this problem?
I have never seen the error "access denied ieframe.dll", but I would guess that you are trying an installation via internet explorer. I would try creating a standard application installation.
I have to say that I am surprised to hear of "corruption" of your forms. Do you really mean your source code? Or this the forms in the executable. In any case, you really should be using some form of source control.
In any case, if you want a better answer, try giving a step by step run-throught of exactly what you are doing.
Regards,
Mark