That makes sense... but I'm getting errors trying this.


So I figured... let me see what happens when I create a linked server to a DBC. I used the example you provided below and I get the same kind of connection error.

I have VFP8.0 on an XP Pro machine with SQL Server 2000 developer edition installed.

The only thing I can see different in the provider string are my paths and DBC name, and the fact that I'm refering to "C:\Whatever\mydatabase.dbc" instead of the UNC naming convention you used in your example.

Does it have to be UNC naming convention?

Guy




>It'll be almost the same, but SourceType=DBF and SourceDB should be the directory with free table(s).

SourceType=DBF; SourceDB=h:\Temp;

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>>Sergey,
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>>How would I connect to Fox 2.x tables? What would the provider string be?
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>>Guy
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>>>>The table is part of a database. I know the second syntax you give and using that syntax I get a result but that doesn't solve my original problem (combine 2 sql tables and 1 VFP table on a linked server)
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>>>Hi Hans,
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>>>We've two issues here:
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>>>1. Four part name for a VFP table in DBC
>>>I just tested and it works for me. The linked server is setup with Provider string only

DRIVER={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};
>>>Exclusive=No;Collate=Machine;Deleted=Yes;Null=No;
>>>SourceDB=\\Target_1\vol_1\daily\lccqueue\testdbc.dbc;SourceType=DBC;

I would suggest that you play more with it and try to figure out why it doesn't work for you.