Newbies cisco Posted May 18, 2001 Newbies Share Posted May 18, 2001 Hi, I want to install the FileMaker ODBC Driver on one machine so that it can point to another machine on the network which runs the FileMaker database. I cannot find where to download these drivers at all. I want to export the data from the fileMaker database so that I can import it into SQL Server. I seem to think that you have to install FileMaker to get the drivers? Is this right!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markpro Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Check your e-mail, you may be pleasantly surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies cisco Posted May 18, 2001 Author Newbies Share Posted May 18, 2001 Thanks heaps. Are they special FileMaker files? Because I cannot seem to install those .fmx files on my machine anyway as generic FileMaker drivers etc just like the other ones I have "SQL Server", "MS Access" etc etc.. Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies mlee Posted June 8, 2001 Newbies Share Posted June 8, 2001 Come on guys, what's with all the secret emails... ;-) Our situation : * We have many different FMP databases (on different machines), some that have been in use for nearly 5 years - none unfortunately created by this newbie... * Although in the past we have been able to web-enable some of these for test purposes, the design process was far from ideal * More recently we have been using ColdFusion to provide web (view) access to a whole range of other legacy databases (Access, SQLServer, Oracle etc.), and would now like to do the same with our FMP data as well * But according to the FMP manual (15-4, item 5) "The FMP ODBC driver must be installed in the computer generating the SQL query". Q) So how can I load the necessary FMP ODBC drivers onto our ColdFusion server WITHOUT having to load the whole FMP application - which would sort of defeat the whole object of using ODBC in the first place ?! Note: (if relevant) * All databases created using FMP5 (running on various different windows machines) * ColdFusion Pro v4.5 server (running on NT4.0 Server) Many thanks for any help anyone can give ! Mike null [ June 08, 2001: Message edited by: mlee ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies mlee Posted June 11, 2001 Newbies Share Posted June 11, 2001 [Follow-up] My colleague rushed out today and bought the FMP v5.5 upgrade - believing that it might have a better (or standalone) ODBC driver. But Section 6 (ODBC) of the install ReadMe file, stated that FMP v5.5 installs an Oracle ODBC driver, and that if you are already using Oracle to remove the new ODBC driver that FMPv5.5 installs ! ANYONE like to comment on this revelation...?! Also found the following thread relating to FMP integration over on the ColdFusion forum: http://forums.allaire.com/coldfusion/messageview.cfm?catid=2&threadid=205715 Some of you folks playing around with FMP-ODBC connectivity might like to read and comment on it? In fact I would be grateful for ANY comments... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee J Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Interesting little comment, To date I to have experienced many short falls with SQL and FMPro. Unlike Paradox, SQL/ODBC connectivity is streaks ahead. Perhaps Filemaker 5.5 has some answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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