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Q150886: Unsup.exe Finds Commands Not Supported by ODBC Drivers

Article: Q150886
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): 1.0,2.5,2.6
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbGrpDSODBC kbMDAC260
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft ODBC Driver for Visual FoxPro (Build 6.00.8281.00), version 1.0 
- Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.5, 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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Unsup.exe is a sample that searches a text (.txt) file or program (.prg) file
for commands that are not supported by the Visual FoxPro ODBC driver version
1.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Unsup.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Utility File Information
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The UNSUP utility is written in the Visual FoxPro Xbase language and can be run
in Visual FoxPro. This utility produces a log file containing the following
information:

- The line number with the problem.

- The actual line of code that causes a problem.

- The unsupported command that caused the error.

The self-extracting file, Unsup.exe, contains the following files:

  File           Description
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  Unsup.prg      Utility that finds unsupported commands.

  Unsup.dbf      Table of unsupported commands; it is used by Unsup.prg.

  Tastrade.txt   Copy of Tastrade-stored procedures that demonstrates
                 utility.

NOTE: ODBC drivers are now part of Microsoft Data Access Components, which can be
downloaded from the following Web site:

  http://microsoft.com/data (http://microsoft.com/data)

Additional query words: Unsup 1.00 unsupported ODBC DRIVER

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Keywords          : kbfile kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbGrpDSODBC kbMDAC260 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260
Version           : :1.0,2.5,2.6
Issue type        : kbinfo

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