Troubleshooting Connectivity Kit Errors w/ FoxPro for Win

ID: Q100801

2.50 2.50a | 2.50 2.50a

WINDOWS     | MS-DOS

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro Connectivity Kit for Windows and MS-DOS, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SUMMARY

The FoxPro Connectivity Kit can be used with Microsoft FoxPro version 2.5 for MS-DOS and Windows.

Below are some basic steps to troubleshoot Connectivity Kit errors in FoxPro for Windows.

NOTE: The DBConnect() function will make a connection to the default database. To connect to another database, you must issue the DBExec() function and USE the other dDatabase.

MORE INFORMATION

1. Delete ODBC.DLL and reinstall by running the Setup program on Disk

   2 of the Connectivity Kit.

   NOTE: You may want to restart Windows after completing this step.

2. Delete and reinstall the source driver (for example, SQL

   Server or Oracle).

   NOTE: If you are using Microsoft SQL Server earlier than
   the version of the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver, your
   SQL Server system administrator may need to upgrade the
   catalog system stored procedures on the server. Please
   refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q137635
   for more information on determining if the upgrade is needed.
   The INSTCAT.SQL file for the Microsoft ODBC driver that
   shipped with the FoxPro Connectivity Kit is located on the
   ODBC Setup disk that ships with the kit.

3. Create a test driver that contains valid information for a DBMS

   connection. Please contact the system administrator to obtain a
   valid server name, user ID, password, and any necessary setup
   strings.

4. Make note of the complete error message. This is important for

   accurate troubleshooting of the error. The error message format is

      [Vendor][ODBC-Component][Data Source] "<Error Message>"

   where:

    - Vendor provides the name of the ODBC driver's vendor.

    - ODBC-Component provides name of the ODBC component where
      the error was generated.

    - Data Source provides name of the data source. This may not
      always be present in the error message. If this is specified in
      the error, the connection has been made to the data source, and
      an error has occurred after that connection has been established.

    - Error Message provides the specific error that was generated.

   Please include as many of the above components of the error message
   as are available.

   To obtain the error message:

   a. Obtain the return value of the Connectivity Kit function:

         handle = DBCONNECT("test","myid","mypasswd","")
         ? handle

   b. Initiate two variables, one numeric and one character:

         errmsg = ""
         errno = 0

   c. Use the DBError() function to find the error:

         If the result is -1:
            errtype = DBError(handle,@errmsg,@errno)
         If the result is -2:
            errtype = DBError(0,@errmsg,@errno)

        IMPORTANT: The variables passed to the DBError() function must
        be passed by reference.

      The following program is an example of how to include an
      error-checking routine:

         errmsg = ""
         errno = 0
         connect = "test"
         id = "<user id>"
         password = "<user password>"
         conn_str = "<connection string>"

         handle = DBConnect(connect,id,password,conn_str)

         DO CASE
             CASE handle = -1
                 = DBError(handle,@errmsg,@errno)
                 ?errmsg
             CASE handle = -2
                 = DBError(0,@errmsg,@errno)
                 ?errmsg
         ENDCASE

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Keywords          : FxtoolCk 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a  | 2.50 2.50a
Platform          : MS-DOS WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1996