foxpro odbc driver in windows server 2008

• elham_azizi_62

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  November 2, 2011 at 12:11 am

  #259432

  hello all.

  I work with sql server 2008 and windows server 2008.I configure target in odbc properties to %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe and add microsoft visual foxpro driver in UserDSN and select free table directory and select c:\temp for this driver.now run this query:

  insert into openrowset ('MSDASQL','Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver}; SourceDB=C:\Temp;SourceType=DBF','select * from dskwor00')

  select * from test

  dskwor00 is located to c:\temp.this get error:

  OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "(null)" returned message "[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified".

  Msg 7303, Level 16, State 1, Line 2

  Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "(null)".

  What else should I do that does not make this error?pleas help me.

• ChrisM@Work

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  November 2, 2011 at 3:01 am

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  elham_azizi_62 (11/2/2011)

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  hello all.

  I work with sql server 2008 and windows server 2008.I configure target in odbc properties to %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe and add microsoft visual foxpro driver in UserDSN and select free table directory and select c:\temp for this driver.now run this query:

  insert into openrowset ('MSDASQL','Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver}; SourceDB=C:\Temp;SourceType=DBF','select * from dskwor00')

  select * from test

  dskwor00 is located to c:\temp.this get error:

  OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "(null)" returned message "[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified".

  Msg 7303, Level 16, State 1, Line 2

  Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "(null)".

  What else should I do that does not make this error?pleas help me.

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