Thanks for pushing on this and getting a solution Bill! David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Downall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Win XP ODBC System DSN problem
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:55:44 -0500, Bill Downall wrote: > > >It is also apparently not a Borland Database Engine issue. The BDE is > >installed by RBG7 in order to allow the Gateway/Import/Export process to > >work with DBF and Paradox formats. But I did a test uninstall/install of > >RBG7 with a custom choice to NOT install BDE, and still had exactly the > >same problem. > > I just spent some time working with RBTI Tech Support to try to isolate this > problem. We installed RBG7 numerous times in different ways, until we > found exactly what it was the left the ODBC Adminstrator unable to display > new datasources. > > RBTI will work on a new installer, but in the meantime, a workaround is > detailed below. > > Here's what we determined: > > The Sample Database ConComp, which, if installed, is also set up as an > ODBC data source named RBG7ConComp using the RBG7 driver, is the > culprit. Everything else can be installed without making this problem > appear. (ODBC, Sample bitmaps, Sample icons, Sample Database > RRBYW, Conversion tools, Technical documents, and Borland Database > Engine.) > > Do not do the following steps unless you have this problem. > > To repair an installation where you ... > a) have installed R:Base 7.0 and > b) cannot add new System DSN names to the ODBC Data Source > Administrator and see those new DSN's appear in the list > > ... follow these steps: > > 1) copy the folder containing the ConComp sample database and > application to another hard drive. By default, this installed folder is: > > c:\RBTI\RBG7\Samples\Database\ConComp > > 2) Run Setup.EXE on your R:Base 7.0 Installer CD (or let the CD > "AutoPlay"). > > 3) At the screen labeled "Program Maintenance," push the "Modify" radio > button, then click on the "Next" pushbutton. > > 4) On the "Custom Setup" dialog screen, click the plus sign [+] to the left of > the icon labeled "Samples" > > 5) Click the plus sign [+] to the left of the "Databases" icon. > > 6) Click the triangle on the icon for the "ConComp" database > > 7) Choose "X This feature will not be available." > > 8) Click the "Next" pushbutton at the bottom. > > 9) Click the "Install" button. > > 10) Click the "Finish" button. > > Your ODBC Data Source Administrator panel should now show you new > data sources as they are added. > > 11) Copy your backup of the folder of the ConComp database and > application, made in step 1, back to the RBTI\RBG7\Samples\Databases\ > folder > > You can explore the sample database and application, but it will no longer > be available as an ODBC System Data Source named RBG7ConComp > > Bill > >
