Author: Jeff Johnson
Posted: 2014-04-08 at 10:09:07
On 4/8/2014 8:02 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
> 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?
Yes
>> 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.
Is that Trade Mark?
>> 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?
Yes, other machines. Most of them have later versions of Office, but I
don't use Office and all I have is 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
>
Thanks Ted!
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Jeff
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