> Actually the latest versions of the Microsoft drivers (MDAC 2.0+,
> I believe) have removed all database update capability for
> DBase files. So, unless you only need read access, or can
> live with the older ODBC drivers (many security problems),
> then DBase isn't really an option on NT. I'd be interested
> in hearing about other workable DBase ODBC drivers for NT, as
> we've got a client using DBase files and it's kept us from
> updating the drivers on that server. (To be more precise, I updated
> to the latest MDAC on the server and broke their entire web site.
Merant has dBase ODBC drivers, even for Win2K:
http://www.merant.com/datadirect/products/odbc/win2000/factsheet.asp
> Microsoft makes it nigh on impossible to revert back to older
> versions of ODBC drivers. The web site had to be moved to another
> server with version MDAC 1.5 drivers.)
Actually, you can downgrade MDAC on NT. You can use the Component Checker to
do this; here's the link which describes it:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/3/83.ASP
Thanks go to Eron Cohen for passing this to me.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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