PRB: Connection Dialog Box Doesn't Show Data Source Choices

 Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
Article ID: Q130504
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When trying to create a remote view or when using the Connection Designer functions, you may get a connection dialog box with no available data source choices. Even though you have ODBC installed and have available data sources in the ODBC Control Panel in Windows, Visual FoxPro does not seem to recognize the data sources.

CAUSE

The computer is running Windows 95 or Windows NT but has only 16-bit data sources installed. Both of these platforms require 32-bit data sources.

WORKAROUND

To use the installed data sources, you must install the 32-bit ODBC components by reinstalling the ODBC components using Setup or the ODBC Driver 2 Pack.

For information about Windows 95 ODBC drivers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q128376
   TITLE     : ODBC on Windows 95

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional reference words: 3.00 kbfest VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxtoolOtherdes

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Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
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