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Provider not listed...

Started by"Matthew Wells" <matthew.wells@firstbyte.net>
First post2011-09-09 08:56 -0400
Last post2011-09-12 06:04 -0400
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  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

#657 — Provider not listed...

From"Matthew Wells" <matthew.wells@firstbyte.net>
Date2011-09-09 08:56 -0400
SubjectProvider not listed...
Message-ID<p2oaq.10980$OO1.5896@newsfe02.iad>
Good Morning All

I'm trying to create a simple connection string to a SQL 2000 server using 
the old "SQL Server" driver - not the
Native Client, but it is not listed in my list of providers.  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?

Thank you

Matthew Wells
matthew.wells@firstbyte.net

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FromErland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>
Date2011-09-11 23:17 +0200
Message-ID<Xns9F5DECFFD5933Yazorman@127.0.0.1>
In reply to#657
Matthew Wells (matthew.wells@firstbyte.net) writes:
> I'm trying to create a simple connection string to a SQL 2000 server using 
> the old "SQL Server" driver - not the
> Native Client, but it is not listed in my list of providers.  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.
 
Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=... etc

Don't really know what you mean with "list of providers", but maybe you
are using a GUI. It would not be the first time that hampers productivity.

-- 
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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#661

From"Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
Date2011-09-12 06:04 -0400
Message-ID<j4klbi$746$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#657
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. 

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