ODBC HELP! PLEASE!

[Charlie Curtis]

Platform: Visual C++ 6.0 w/SvcPack 3

I have built an ODBC program that calls an Oracle Database and have looked high and low with no luck on finding out exactly what I need to do to make the program function on a machine other than the one it was developed on? Can ANYONE tell me how to load/install the ODBC files, drivers etc. that are needed and have the program recognize the ODBC calls on the new machine? I have been fighting with this for too long now and would REALLY APPRECIATE it if someone could HELP me out!

Thanks!
Charlie (Desperately need to get this working!)

[John Holifield]

If you don't have ODBC installed on the machine, you will have to install it first. Check in the Windows Control Panel, and if you see an icon for ODBC or ODBC32 then you have ODBC installed. There are different versions of ODBC, so you might need to install a different version. Search microsoft's site for mdac_typ.exe if you need to setup ODBC on the machine. If there is already an icon for ODBC, just launch the applet on the target machine and copy in the settings from your development machine. You will probably also have to get ODBC drivers for Oracle on the target machine if they aren't there. The mdac_typ.exe will probably install them.

I hope this will get you started, and I will be glad to help you further if you have a more specific question.

Regards,
John Holifield

[Charlie Curtis]

John,

That was what I needed to get things back on track! I got it working and appreciate your help! Thanks for offering further assistance if needed I may need that one day!
Thanks! Again
Charlie