Cannot Open File Accessing Visual FoxPro Database

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Information Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you perform an Internet Database Connector (IDC) query from an IIS 2.0 server to a Microsoft Visual FoxPro database on a different server, you may get the following error message on the client browser:

   Error Performing Query

   [State=S1000][Error=171][Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro Driver]Cannot 
   open file {filename}.DBF

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, perform the following steps:

1. In Control Panel, click the ODBC icon.

2. Select the System DSN option; then select the Visual FoxPro DSN used by the IDC file. Click the Setup or the Configure button.

3. Select the Options button, and clear the Fetch Data in Background check box.

4. Select OK. Then select Close to apply these changes.

MORE INFORMATION

In looking at a trace from the problem, a different User ID is used to Open the .DBC file and other files. However, when the .DBF file is accessed a blank or different user name is sent from the IIS server to the Microsoft Windows NT Server where the database is located. However, if Fetch Data in Background is not selected, the same User ID is used to access all files in the database.