firebird OBDC driver

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08-07-2008, 10:49 AM 6465 in reply to 6463

Jason
Joined on 03-23-2006
Ontario, Canada
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Re: firebird OBDC driver

If you have more trouble getting the server running (I dont think you will), you can try my new manual installation package. Your plight spurred me on to get it done. Smile

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08-07-2008, 1:35 PM 6466 in reply to 6462

Graham
Joined on 03-24-2006
Wellington, NZ
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Re: firebird OBDC driver

beckstar333:
its in both places, (placed automatically by installer and manually by me). maybe that is the problem. i've tried pointing it in both directions. i didn't realize that it was automatically installed. in the instruction box that pops up when you try to start up the server it says you need to download the REMR.FDB and install it to a directory, thats why i did that.

It really sounds as though Firebird and/or ODBC is not working.

You got the prompt from Synapse because it couldn't find an ODBC connection and so assumed you were doing a manual/wizard install.

Check in your windows control panel to make sure the Firebird service is running in services. This is a more detailed manual on testing the firebird installation.

If it is, then firebird is working but ODBC is not. At this point I suggest you roll back using system restore and do a manual install of everything. I don't know why but sometimes the ODBC driver has a problem getting installed correctly.

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08-07-2008, 4:43 PM 6467 in reply to 6466

beckstar333
Joined on 07-30-2008
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Re: firebird OBDC driver

Graham:
beckstar333:
its in both places, (placed automatically by installer and manually by me). maybe that is the problem. i've tried pointing it in both directions. i didn't realize that it was automatically installed. in the instruction box that pops up when you try to start up the server it says you need to download the REMR.FDB and install it to a directory, thats why i did that.
It really sounds as though Firebird and/or ODBC is not working.
You got the prompt from Synapse because it couldn't find an ODBC connection and so assumed you were doing a manual/wizard install.
Check in your windows control panel to make sure the Firebird service is running in services. This is a more detailed manual on testing the firebird installation.
If it is, then firebird is working but ODBC is not. At this point I suggest you roll back using system restore and do a manual install of everything. I don't know why but sometimes the ODBC driver has a problem getting installed correctly.