ODBC / ODBCINST ERROR MESSAGES

  The second message is the result of what the first message reported. 
This can happen on Win3.1 and Win95. 
  ODBC and ODBCINST are DLLs that work in managing databases. So far, 
the few times these errors have been reported to us were because of 
other software (pre-existing) that altered the settings of the DLLs. 
The fix is relatively easy: compare your INI files to these INI files- here is what DVue2 sets my machine to:


                ******  ODBC.INI  ******
[ODBC Data Sources]
dBASEFile=Q+E ML dBASEFile (*.dbf)

[dBASEFile]
Driver=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QMDBF03.DLL
Locking=RECORD
Database=C:\DVUE2\         <= * this line should indicate where YOUR 
                                DVue2 program files are stored *


              ******  ODBCINST.INI  ******
[Q+E ML dBASEFile (*.dbf)]
Driver=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QMDBF03.DLL
Setup=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QMDBF03.DLL

[ODBC Drivers]
Q+E ML dBASEFile (*.dbf)=Installed

  If your files are different, and you are NOT absolutely sure that 
no other program on your machine is using the settings in these INI 
files, make backup copies of the current files. (Use notepad, open 
them one at a time, and rename it...   something like "odbc.txt" 
would be easy to remember)
  You can cut, paste, and save the above as the new INI files 
(Edit odbc.ini to point to where your copy of DVue2 is on your hard 
drive!) or you can erase them and reload the DVue2 program, and then 
the 4 update files. One person reported success by just erasing both 
INI files, then restarting windows.
  Another version of this theme happened to two of us: some trial 
version of a program somehow set a time limit to how long these DLLs 
could be used. Loading DVue2 gave an instant "you no longer have 
permission to use this program unless you purchase a license..." 
type of error message. Same situation, different message, same fix.

  Under Win98, one person reported that the newer "odbc.dll" and "odbcinst.dll" found in the "c:\windows\system" directory caused these error messages; replacing them with the origional versions (expanded from the DVue setup disk) resolved the problem, and did not seem to affect any other programs. Try this ONLY after correcting the ".ini" files! If you are going to try this, I recommend you make a copy of your current "odbc" and "odbcinst" .dlls in a subdirectory (like "dll_copy") so you can reload them if necessary; check the file dates to be sure yours are newer than the 1993 versions that are on the Datavue disks. For those not familiar with expanding files, I have placed these on the web page in a zip file for download.

John Franke, April 2000