PRB: Problems Using the PivotTable Wizard

ID: Q133713

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 ODBC 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:

1. 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
   ----------
   [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
   ----------------------------------
   [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

   may be outdated.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

   lists SIMBA.DLL, you might be using an outdated version of the driver
   that does not support General fields or high ASCII characters.

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.