>>Hi. I feel a bit lost on this one. One of my clients wants to update data in a database stored "in the cloud", with Azure.
>>It seems the database server is MySQL.
>>How is the connection with Visual FoxPro set up? Is there a way to access the data with anything resembling a remote view? How do I set up an ODBC connection - or do I even need one?
>>What additional information does my client need to find out about the service to which he subscribed?
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>>TIA,
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>>Hilmar.
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>You can connect through ODBC.
>You just have to use proper server name (something like: yourdb.azure.com)
Oh, it's that simple??? Thanks!
I do need to know the type of database server, right? For example, whether it's MySQL (my client thinks it is, but he may have it wrong).
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