Re: Manually Register MyODBC?

Hi Daniel,

below the .reg file that I use to add a system dsn..obviously modify to 
suit... don't know if it will be aNy use

cheers

mike

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\MAPMYSQL]
"Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\myodbc3.dll"
"DATABASE"="mysqldatabase"
"DESCRIPTION"="MySQL Db for MAP"
"PWD"="mysqlpwd"
"SERVER"="lmysqlserver"
"UID"="mysqluser"
"OPTION"="515"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources]
"MAPMYSQL"="MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver"



Daniel Kasak wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 01:55 -0500, Jess Balint wrote:
>
>   
>> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 04:26:43PM +1000, Daniel Kasak wrote:
>>     
>>>> There should be a utility called myodbc3i.exe that can register the
>>>> driver.
>>>>         
>>> Yeah I've tried that one too. Didn't do anything.
>>>       
>> Any error message?
>>     
>
> No. Fails basically silently:
>
> dkasak@dkasak
> ~/documents/myodbc/mysql-connector-odbc-noinstall-3.51.15-win32/bin $
> ~/.cxoffice/bin/wine myodbc3i.exe 
> Using the default (win98) bottle.
> libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x62
> dkasak@dkasak
> ~/documents/myodbc/mysql-connector-odbc-noinstall-3.51.15-win32/bin $ 
>
> ( sorry about text wrapping )
>
>   
>>> But it still doesn't work. I get an error:
>>>
>>> The setup routines for the MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver ODBC driver could not
>>> be loaded due to system error code 126.
>>>
>>>  ... and then another error:
>>>
>>> Could not load the setup or translator library.
>>>       
>> I've seen this error before, but I think it was due to the setup library
>> either missing or referencing the wrong path. You might not need the
>> setup lib if you also create the DSNs with myodbc3i.exe or enter them
>> directly into the registry.
>>     
>
> DSNs in the registry, eh? I'll look at another Windows box and see if I
> can do this, but I don't hold out much hope.
>
>   
>>> I tested this a couple of years ago, and had it working ... 3.51.06 or
>>> so ... but I can't use this version because it can't authenticate
>>> against newer MySQL servers.
>>>       
>> I'm not sure if any changes would prevent this. Also, you know there is
>> an 'old password' feature that allows older clients to connect?
>>     
>
> Yeah I know. At the moment, that's at the bottom of the list of options,
> but the list is getting smaller quickly ...
>
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>   


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