Re: MS Access

Jess Balint <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.mysql.odbc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Ron -

Yes, it is possible to use a "DSN-less" connection through Access and we
use it in some of our test-cases. Can you provide more information on
the error you received? Maybe the relevant portion from the ODBC trace
log?

Jess

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:30:22PM +0100, Ron wrote:
> Sir
> 
> Can the connection string format of myodbc 3.5 be used in vba code within MS
> Access or does one only have the option to set up an odbc data source.
> 
> I have a test Access db in which I can create table links to a MySql db
> located on a web server using an odbc data source.
> However, when I try to use the connection string method, I get the 3170 ISAM
> error.  The format of the connections string matches all the examples I can
> find on the web.
> 
> Also, if I try to to set a reference in VBA by browsing, I am told that a
> reference cannot be made to the selected file.
> 
> 
> I'm new to MySql.  Hence, I have downloaded the latestest versions.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you for any help that can be given.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Ron Bolton
> 
> t:0117 9790233
> m:07801 352638 
> 
> www.baselogicsoftware.co.uk
> 
> 
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