Please forgive me if this is a topic that has been coverd already, or is something that can be acomplished with great ease. I did a search and didn't come up with anything so hopefully someone can help me out.
I client of mine has an ERP system running off of a progress (version 8) database. I would like the ability to connect to the database via ODBC but have had no luck in doing so.
I while back I downloaded the Progress ODBC FAQ and atempted connecting with the Merant Direct Progress driver. I had no luck and after many hours eventually gave up. Now on a newer project the need has come once again to connect to the database.
Instead of relying on Progress Results, can someone tell me what I have been doing wrong. The installation of the Merant driver seemed to be succesfull (acording to Merant tech support anyways) and they assure me the problem must lie with the database.
It has been a while since I last attempted the connection so don't know the specific error I get when trying to connect. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Also I was wondering, if their a driver that progess provides to connect to their database for version 8?
Lastly, switching to another topic it looks as if progress 9 now is SQL-92 compliant. Does version 8 have any capabilities to access the database through standard SQL?
Thanks!
I client of mine has an ERP system running off of a progress (version 8) database. I would like the ability to connect to the database via ODBC but have had no luck in doing so.
I while back I downloaded the Progress ODBC FAQ and atempted connecting with the Merant Direct Progress driver. I had no luck and after many hours eventually gave up. Now on a newer project the need has come once again to connect to the database.
Instead of relying on Progress Results, can someone tell me what I have been doing wrong. The installation of the Merant driver seemed to be succesfull (acording to Merant tech support anyways) and they assure me the problem must lie with the database.
It has been a while since I last attempted the connection so don't know the specific error I get when trying to connect. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Also I was wondering, if their a driver that progess provides to connect to their database for version 8?
Lastly, switching to another topic it looks as if progress 9 now is SQL-92 compliant. Does version 8 have any capabilities to access the database through standard SQL?
Thanks!