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Rundscatering
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 Posted - 27 March 2001 : 11:36:34
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I have followed all of the instructions for installing the forum.
I am using Win98 se
I am using the supplied access database, which I have uploaded to my /fpdb/ file.
when I go to the /default.asp page I get the error
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Not a valid file name.
/forum/inc_top.asp, line 42
I am sure this is something totally stupid, but I am fairly new to ASP
Thanks for yout patience
-Rich
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 11:42:52
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You thank our patience, yet you are impatient enough to flood the forum in order to get a quick answer?
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Rundscatering
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 11:54:35
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Sorry about that, I kept getting what I thought was an error so I hit "Post new reply" - My bad. Any suggestions to the previous error?
-Rich
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Da_Stimulator
DEV Team Forum Moderator
USA
3373 Posts |
Posted - 27 March 2001 : 12:00:46
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The database must be named .mdb
What error were you getting (here that is)?
I apologize for my ignorance.
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Rundscatering
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 12:13:10
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Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Not a valid file name.
/forum/inc_top.asp, line 42
Is the error that I am getting.
I double checked /forum/inc_top.asp
and this is what i have there...
(line 41) set my_Conn =server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Connection")
(Line 42) my_Conn.Open strConnString
Call me bad names if it helps vent your frustration with morons like mysef.
Thanks,
-Rich
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 12:42:44
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Can you post your strConnString from your config.asp file?
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Rundscatering
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 12:57:51
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strConnString = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=www.rundscatering.com/fpdb/snitz_forums_2000.mdb" '## MS Access 97
Thanks for responding
-Rich
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Rundscatering
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 13:10:41
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Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] '(unknown)' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.
/forum/inc_top.asp, line 42
W-T-F is going on
I have double checked everything
Do I need to point my DSN server to
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 13:11:55
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You can't use a url to point to your database. You need the direct path. For example: "C:\Inetpub\fpdb\snitz_forums_2000.mdb".
If you're not sure where your database is, go here: http://forum.snitz.com/archive/default.asp?catid=11&cattitle=Forum+Setup+Tools and download the "Where Am I?" script. If your /fpdb folder is outside of your wwwroot, you can just place the script in your documents folder. It will tell you the path which you can use to find the location of thr /fpdb folder.
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Rundscatering
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 March 2001 : 13:24:33
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All set for now...
That "whereami.asp" did the trick
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