The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
SYMPTOMS
One of the following symptoms occur when you use the PivotTable Wizard in
Visual FoxPro:
- The SQL Data Sources dialog is opened after Microsoft Excel is launched.
In some cases, an OLE error is then displayed. The PivotTable Wizard
continues to fail, regardless of the data used.
-or-
- The PivotTable Wizard fails on some tables.
-or-
- The PivotTable Wizard does not display International or high ASCII
characters.
CAUSE
The cause of these problem is likely related to the OBDC configuration. The
PivotTable Wizard uses ODBC to generate the Pivot table in Microsoft Excel.
RESOLUTION
Here are three steps you can take to troubleshoot this problem:
- Verify the content of the ODBC.INI file located in the WINDOWS
directory. It should contain the sections and the entries listed below.
Under Windows NT, the Driver32 entry is necessary for the PivotTable
Wizard to work well. The PivotTable Wizard uses OLE automation to
communicate with Microsoft Excel, which in turn retrieves the Visual
FoxPro data for its PivotTable by using MSQuery.
Windows NT
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[ODBC Data Sources]
MS Access Databases=Access Data (*.mdb)
FoxPro Files=FoxPro Files (*.dbf)
dBASE Files=dBase Files (*.dbf)
Paradox Files=Paradox Files (*.dp )
NWind=dBase Files (*.dbf)
MS Access 2.0 Databases=Access 2.0 for MS Office (*.mdb)
[FoxPro Files]
Driver=C:\WINNT35\SYSTEM\SIMBA.DLL
FileType=FoxPro 2.5
SingleUser=False
Driver32=C:\WINNT35\System32\odbcjt32.dll
Windows and Windows for Workgroups
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[ODBC Data Sources]
MS Access Databases=Access Data (*.mdb)
FoxPro Files=FoxPro Files (*.dbf)
dBASE Files=dBase Files (*.dbf)
Paradox Files=Paradox Files (*.dp )
NWind=dBase Files (*.dbf)
MS Access 2.0 Databases=Access 2.0 for MS Office (*.mdb)
[FoxPro Files]
Driver=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ODBCJT16.DLL
DriverId=24
JetIniPath=odbcddp.ini
- Verify the dates and sizees of the ODBCDLL and ODBCINST.DLL files. They
may be outdated. These files are located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
in Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, or in the WINNT\SYSTEM
directory in Windows NT. Visual FoxPro installs 16-bit ODBC drivers
under Windows, and 32-bit ODBC drivers under Windows NT. The file sizes
for each drivers should be at least:
ODBC.DLL 55,792
ODBCINST.DLL 86,800
- Verify the name of the FoxPro ODBC driver used. If the Driver= line
lists SIMBA.DLL, you might be using an outdated version of the driver
that does not support General fields or high ASCII characters.
To resolve these problems, reinstall the ODBC drivers. You can use the
Visual FoxPro Setup program to reinstall these drivers.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
You must have Microsoft Excel with Microsoft Query installed on your
computer to be able to create a pivot table. For more information about
pivot tables, please see the Microsoft Excel Help menu.
For more information about the PivotTable Wizard, please query using
"PivotTable Wizard" in the Visual FoxPro Help menu.