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    #1

    ODBC

    Code:
    Trying to use a Transoft ODBC Driver (works with MS-Access)with Alpha Five v4.5 and get the following Alpha Five message:

37000:[Transoft][TSODBC][usqlsd]'FROM' expected here([)

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    #2
    RE: ODBC

    Barry, maybe I'm missing the mark but are you setting it up to use the free table foxpro table format?


    Nick

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      #3
      RE: ODBC

      Did you create a "Transoft" .ini file, named after your Transoft database?

      Did you place that file in the Windows directory?

      Did you create a USER DSN in the 32-Bit ODBC Data Sources control panel, named after the .ini file above?
      There can be only one.

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        #4
        RE: ODBC

        Nick,
        Thanks for replying, I'm trying to use an ODBC driver
        (that works for MS-Access) to get at data files (on a Unix Server) via middleware (Transoft U/SQL). All I know is that
        it works with MS-Access. I am able to use the Microsoft ODBC driver with Alpha Five to get at MS-Access tables, this
        seems to work fine.
        Barry

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          #5
          RE: ODBC

          Stan,
          Thanks for your reply.
          I did not create a Transoft.ini, as I would not know what
          to include there. All I did was use an existing ODBC driver
          (one that works just fine with MS-Access). I get connected
          to the the data source with Alpha Five, select a file from
          the data dictionary, and then get my 37000 error message.

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            #6
            RE: ODBC

            Stan,
            Attached is a log file via ODBC tracing, and yes I do
            have the User DSN established.
            Thanks
            Barry

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              #7
              RE: ODBC

              Understanding the ODBC .INI files
              Alpha Five uses special .INI files to configure each ODBC data source. The .INI file is named:
              ODBC Data Source Name.INI
              and is stored in the \windows directory.
              You can edit this .INI file to change the way in which Alpha Five functions are mapped to the
              specific SQL syntax supported by the ODBC driver you are using.
              Alpha Five comes with three template ODBC .INI files. These are oracle.ini (for accessing Oracle
              databases), mssqlsrv.ini (for accessing Microsoft SQL Server databases), and access.ini (for
              accessing Microsoft Access databases- the default template .INI file - it is hard coded into Alpha
              Five). These template ODBC .INI files are in the same directory as the Alpha5.exe program file.
              When a new link table is created, Alpha Five determines which template ODBC .INI file to use
              and then creates a new .INI file with the name of the ODBC data source.
              You can configure Alpha Five to work with any ODBC data source by editing the appropriate .INI
              file and ensuring that the appropriate SQL syntax is used in the .INI file. Of course, the degree to
              which Alpha Five functionality is supported is dependent on the specifics of the particular ODBC
              driver. See �ODBC Limitations�.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                RE: ODBC

                Stan,
                Thanks. Found the MOST.udd.INI file, (was looking for just
                MOST.ini) in the Windows directory, overwrote the .INI with
                the MS SQL driver, and voila it works.
                Thanks again for putting up with me.
                Barry

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                  #9
                  RE: ODBC

                  Barry:

                  I don't have an answer for you, but I believe the tables (files) on your Unix system are COBOL indexed files.

                  We also use the Transoft U/SQL product, but I have not used it with A5.

                  Good Luck!

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