Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > comp.databases.ms-sqlserver > #661

Re: Provider not listed...

Path csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.databases.ms-sqlserver
Subject Re: Provider not listed...
Date Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:04:35 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Lines 25
Message-ID <j4klbi$746$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <p2oaq.10980$OO1.5896@newsfe02.iad>
Injection-Date Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:02:26 +0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="inlgCTpOMxujS+VHkVo6dA"; logging-data="7302"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19fXSGnd9MtyJ6pBhCg+jipfO4wdndox/Y="
X-MimeOLE Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109
X-RFC2646 Format=Flowed; Response
X-Antivirus-Status Clean
X-Newsreader Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931
X-Antivirus avast! (VPS 110911-1, 09/11/2011), Outbound message
Cancel-Lock sha1:2FpBSwU+8i41uelS6OQaskgEIyM=
X-Priority 3
X-MSMail-Priority Normal
Xref x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.databases.ms-sqlserver:661

Show key headers only | View raw


Matthew Wells wrote:
> Good Morning All
>
> I'm trying to create a simple connection string to a SQL 2000 server
> using the old "SQL Server" driver -

You must mean the ODBC driver ...

> not the
> Native Client, but it is not listed in my list of providers.

Perfectly understandable when you realize it's not a provider.

>  I'm
> using Windows 7 Ultimate.  I have reinstalled MDAC 2.8 SP1 with no
> difference. This is critical to me since I have clients who still
> connect with this driver.
>
> Does anyone know how to make it appear in the list?
>

You have to use the "Provider for ODBC databases" (MSDASQL) to use an ODBC 
driver. Go to Connectionctrings.com for further details. 

Back to comp.databases.ms-sqlserver | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Find similar


Thread

Provider not listed... "Matthew Wells" <matthew.wells@firstbyte.net> - 2011-09-09 08:56 -0400
  Re: Provider not listed... Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> - 2011-09-11 23:17 +0200
  Re: Provider not listed... "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2011-09-12 06:04 -0400

csiph-web