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Guilleuma Deeken

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Aug 3, 2024, 6:12:50 PM8/3/24

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When I import it into Alteryx as a dbf, I can see some of the fields, but not the float or dollar fields. If I tell it to output all fields as string, I can see the missing fields, but they appear to be corrupted.

MS completely stopped supporting Foxpro in about 2019, so links to the ODBC/OLEdb drivers on their sites are broken. If you search visual foxpro ODBC, you'll come up with some results from non-MS sites, but I don't know that I'd trust any of them.

But the last step never completes (Executing is displayed forever).When Management Studio is forcibly closed and restarted the new linked server is there but only contains Catalogues subitem. If we try to expand it, Management Studio goes into loop yet again.

The first thing to do is to make sure that you are using 32 bit drivers if you have a 32 bit SQL Server and 64 bit drivers if you are using a 64 bit SQL Server. 64 bit SQL Servers can't use 32 bit ODBC (or OLEDB or anything else) drivers.

On recent versions of SQL Server, 2005+, I've had the best success with the "ACE" drivers. These drivers replace the old "JET" drivers and were introduced with Office 2007. They are OLEDB based, but you wouldn't necessarily notice. The release for Office 2010 that comes in 32 bit and 64 bit versions. The redistributable ACE drivers are available for download on Microsoft's site.

With the new drivers, you don't need to create a system DSN like with the old ODBC drivers. You can just create the linked server and go. There should be plenty of examples of how to create linked servers using ACE drivers (both with TSQL and the SSMS GUI) on the internet.

You may also find that accessing files on the network is harder than accessing the same file on a local disk. This is usually a problem with delegation and security. Getting that going can be a hassle, depending on your infrastructure.

(If you are interested, I did a few of blog entries "Legacy Connectivity in a 64 bit world" about three or four years ago, covering dbase/foxpro issues, 32/64 bit issues, plus db/2 and other stuff. There is probably more than there than you would want to read. This was back before the 64 bit ACE drivers were released, and things are better now.)

i created a new odbc connection with a foxpro database, when i created and checked it, the connections show mee that the connection was successfully, but when i try to see the database tables, i cant see any tables and send a message that the connection has an error.

I think it is best to test a local php file first. Check out this: -to-foxpro-with-php-using-ole-db-driver
The driver apparently has to be installed as administrator (I didnt know that one). Maybe that is the issue.
I advise you to check your connection first with a general database tool like microsoft access of even excel

The easiest way to install this extension is to use the VSCode extensions sidebar and search for "foxpro". Click on the green "Install" button. (If you'd prefer to install from a VSIX file follow these instructions: -gallery#_install-from-a-vsix)