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Q191708: BUG: Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver May Crash Client Application

Article: Q191708
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,2.6,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbODBC kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft ODBC Driver for Visual FoxPro (Build 6.00.8281.00), version 6.0 
- Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.5, 2.6 
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SYMPTOMS
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Accessing Visual FoxPro data using the Visual FoxPro ODBC driver version 6.0 may
cause a fatal exception in the ODBC client application.

CAUSE
=====

The FoxPro.int resource file was not installed with the Visual FoxPro ODBC
driver.

RESOLUTION
==========

The FoxPro.int resource file must be located in the same directory as the Visual
FoxPro ODBC driver. This file should be located in the following directory:

  \WinNT\System32

  -or-

  \Windows\System

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
================

This problem usually occurs when the ODBC client application accesses an index
that was created using a collating sequence other than MACHINE.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q191685 FILE: Vfp6int.exe VFP 6.0 ODBC Driver FoxPro.int Resource File


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbODBC kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 kbODBCVFP600828100
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,2.6,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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