Re: [Firebird-odbc-devel] "Driver" entry at ODBC.INI registry key

[Alan B. <_@_._>]

Jorge,

Read the "Driver" value from 
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\Firebird/InterBase(r) driver" 
first

Then use this value when creating your own DSN  inside your app.

HTH

Alan



""Jorge Andrés Brugger"" <li...@da...> wrote in message 
news:4AE...@da......
> Roman, I'm not talking about the driver install, but the DSN data. If =
>
> you install the driver, and then create a ODBC DSN (for example, =
>
> "TestDSN"), a new registry key is created at =
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> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\TestDSN
>
> Inside that key, there is a value named "Driver", containing =
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> "C:\WINDOWS\system32\OdbcFb.dll" (if DSN was created in a WinXP box, =
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> change "windows" by "winnt" if using win2000).
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> How is that value used by the driver? (I create the DSN inside my app =
>
> installer, by adding the necessary registry entries, but today I've =
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> realized I was creating always "Driver=3DC:\WINDOWS\system32\OdbcFb.dll" =
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> but there is no such path on win2000).
>
> Roman Simakov escribi=F3:
>>> Jorge Andr=E9s Brugger wrote:
>>>
>>> The "driver" value at the DSN saved into registry (pointing generally to
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\OdbcFb32.dll), how and where it=B4s used?
>>>
>>> (I=B4ve configured a Windows 2000 with that value - Win2000 doesnt get
>>> installed at \windows, but \winnt - ... however, driver seems to work
>>> anyway)
>>>
>>> Regards!
>>>
>>>     =
>
>>
>> How did you install odbc driver? While installing it is registered in
>> registry, AFAIK.
>> Run odbcad32.exe and look for driver location.
>>
>>   =
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