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dennist685

3/12/2005 1:25:00 PM

filemaker pro 7

Can I use fp7 as a datasource in vb.net through odbc? If so, how?

Thanks.

dennist685
4 Answers

v-schang

3/14/2005 11:06:00 AM

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Hi Denniest,

Thanks for your posting. As for the fp7 work as ODBC datasource in VB.NET,
I think it depends on whether there is exsiting ODBC driver support it. If
there existing, buildin or 3rd party , .net is surely to support using it
through ADO.NET. Anyway, I''ll consult some further ADO.NET guys to confirm
this, we''ll update you as soon as possible.

Thanks,


Steven Cheng
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v-kevy

3/16/2005 8:23:00 AM

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Hi Dennis,

I agree with Steven that if we need to access Filemaker Pro 7 from VB.NET
ODBC provider, we have to get the ODBC driver for FP7 from the vendor.
Please try to contact them for it. HTH.

Kevin Yu
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dennist685

3/16/2005 8:51:00 AM

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Thank you both Steven and Kevin,
It may be that the installation comes with the driver; I''ll ask in a support
forum. All the reviews say it''s better than Access for a file based
departmentment sized database.

Still, I wonder, even if it is, whether it would be worth it. If it doesn''t
have an import feature for my access database, it''d waste a lot of time
recreating and populating it.

Second, I don''t get it as part of my msdn subscription :).

Third, sql server 2005 express edition is also a file based database. Can I
run that along with visual studio 2003, or would there be problems
uninstalling it? Does the installation have net framework 2.0 included.

Now that I think of it, it''d be a diversion to use filemaker pro 7. Thanks
for your input.

dennist685

v-kevy

3/17/2005 3:00:00 AM

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Hi Dennis,

I''m not quite familiar with Filemaker Pro 7. But if you''re working on a
database that does contain much records and not many concurrent users, I
suggest you use MSDE instead. It supports 2GB of storage and 5 concurrent
users, and it is free for download. It is a desktop engine of SQL server.
You can use the System.Data.SqlClient namespace for access it. It can be
get from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=413744d1-...
bafa-e4b278eb9147&DisplayLang=en

Actually, SQL Server 2005 Express is the 2005 version for MSDE. However,
currently, it is only a beta version. It is only for test use and not
recommended for production. HTH.

Kevin Yu
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