On 04/08/2014 10:42 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:

> I am trying to test an application the imports an Excel spreadsheet on

> Windows 8.

So, a Visual FoxPro application, right?

> It won't work because Windows 8 has two ODBC Managers.

All 64-bit Windows systems have two ODBC Managers. That's a good thing

(tm). Otherwise, we 32-bit developers would be left out in the cold.

> The 32 bit manager has all of the drivers in it, but Windows 8 will

> not look for them.

I think you misunderstand the situation. VFP, a 32-bit app, will only

work with 32-bit ODBC drivers. If you have them, you're good.

> There are no Office 2003 drivers in the 64 bit manager.

>

> Do I need to use a different connection string? Has anyone noticed

> that Office 2003 support ends today too?

Considering the level of MS support, I hadn't noticed.

>

> this has been working for me all along:

> lnsqlhandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT("Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls,

> *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)}; DBQ=" + lcspreadsheet + ";")

When you say, "all along," you mean on systems other than this one?

Other than Windows 8? Other than Office 2003?

Do you have access to a command window on this machine? if so, you can

figure out the correct SQLStringConnect for this machine.

lnHandle = SQLCONNECT() # follow the prompts to open an excel file.

? SQLGetProp(lnHandle, "ConnectString")

More on this at: http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPCommandSQLStringConnect

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