>I had a similar problem when the server was unavailable. There is code
somewhere that uses windows api calls to check with the server to see if
it is on line and available. If you can't find it here, let me know and
I will see if I can dig it up for you.
>The problem is that the error occurs outside of VFP - ie from the ODBC
driver, etc. So your standard error trap won't catch it, much less help
you fix it.
>By querying the server directly, you can confirm that it is online and
available and that the ODBC stuff is right - before VFP tries to use it.
Hi Fletcher,
Thanks for the reply. It turned out that the ODBC stuff wasn't even
installed. Figured that out real quick when I started checking Bill's
laundry list.
Regards,
Jim
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