Ryan,
An OCX is an object that can be included by reference in a compilation of
the source code of a program that you are developing. Also called ActiveX.
This would only apply if you are developing a program - e.g. VB, C, etc.
The only one I was able to find is for VB6 (Visual Basic version 6) which
was the language I was developing my database application in.
The OCX I used was very old and has no support. I've heard of no others
being available.
Here's a link for all the MySQL Connectors/ODBC drivers:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.1.html
Both the 3.51 and the 5.1 ODBC drivers are available for Windows x32. Only
version 5.1 is available for Windows x64. I'm not sure which operating
system you're using so you should pick and install the appropriate one. I
would suggest that you use version 5.1 but there might be compatibility
issues with whatever the application is that you're using. In general you
should use the MSI installer version.
Regards,
Lawson Cronlund
lawson@stripped
+1(480)308-0641 (voice)
+1(602)996-0376 (fax)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA) [mailto:rhunter@stripped]
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:30 AM
To: Lawson Cronlund
Cc: myodbc@stripped
Subject: Re: ODBC download problems
Lawson,
I appreciate the reply.
Since it doesn't seem like I am going to get the ODBC driver working, could
you please give me some advice on how I can use an OCX for direct connection
to the database?
I am not even sure what an OCX is.
Thank you for all the help.
Ryan
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From: "Lawson Cronlund" <lawson@stripped>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:23 PM
To: "'Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA)'" <rhunter@stripped>
Cc: <myodbc@stripped>
Subject: RE: ODBC download problems
> Ryan,
>
> My recollections are getting a little bit clearer.
>
> I was never able to get the 3.51 ODBC driver working. I had the same
> problem that you describe (install and no driver in the ODBC list). There
> was a solution to that which involved some registry manipulation if I
> recall
> correctly. However even after that the ODBC driver didn't seem to operate
> properly. I was puzzled because other people seemed to get it working but
> there were a lot of problem reports at that time.
>
> As I said, I gave up and used an OCX for direct connection to the
> database.
>
> However, there is a later version of the ODBC driver with both 32 and 64
> bit
> drivers for windows. Here's the URL for the 64 bit driver:
>
> http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.1.html#winx64
>
> I don't know if there are compatibility issues between the 5.1 version and
> whatever MySQL version you're running.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
>
> Lawson Cronlund
> lawson@stripped
> +1(480)308-0641 (voice)
> +1(602)996-0376 (fax)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA) [mailto:rhunter@stripped]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:30 PM
> To: Lawson Cronlund
> Cc: myodbc@stripped
> Subject: Re: ODBC download problems
>
> Lawson,
>
> I appreciate the help.
>
> I had the driver installed on my old PC is there anything I can do to
> transfer it and all the necessary files and registry over to my new pc?
>
> Do you have any other ideas?
>
> I don't know how else to connect to the mySQL database that I have on my
> web
>
> host. It looks like the only MySQL ODBC driver they offer is the 3.51
> version.
>
> I would appreciate any help you could offer.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ryan
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Lawson Cronlund" <lawson@stripped>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: "'Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA)'" <rhunter@stripped>
> Subject: RE: ODBC download problems
>
>> Ryan,
>>
>> Sorry about the typo (63 vs. 64). I guess that wasn't your problem. I
>> went
>> through a lot of trouble to discover that Vista only presented the 64 bit
>> ODBC drivers and thought it might have been the trouble. The
>> odbcad32.exe
>> program display the list of 32 bit ODBC drivers.
>>
>> I recall of the ODBC drivers where they didn't show up in the ODBC list
>> until some magic incantation was done. I can't remember the steps
>> involved
>> in getting the driver to show up but it was when I was using one of the
>> 3.51
>> versions. I eventually gave up and used a connector that I could compile
>> into my program to get the MySQL data.
>>
>> Sorry I can't help. Good luck.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Lawson Cronlund
>> lawson@stripped
>> +1(480)308-0641 (voice)
>> +1(602)996-0376 (fax)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA) [mailto:rhunter@stripped]
>> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 6:37 PM
>> To: Lawson Cronlund
>> Subject: Re: ODBC download problems
>>
>> Lawson,
>>
>> I appreciate the feedback. I checked to see if I could find the drivers
>> in
>> the directory you referenced, and I had a SysWOW64 directory not 63. I
>> did
>> see a file called odbcad32 but am unfamiliar with what to do once I get
>> there. It appears to open up the ODBC administrator but don't see
>> anything
>> for MySQL ODBC driver 3.51 etc. Maybe I am just missing something. I
>> apologize again, but am not that tech savy when it comes to some of this
>> stuff.
>>
>> I really appreciate any help you can give to me.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Ryan Hunter
>> (205) 586-5790
>> rhunter@stripped
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Lawson Cronlund" <lawson@stripped>
>> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:07 PM
>> To: "'Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA)'" <rhunter@stripped>
>> Subject: RE: ODBC download problems
>>
>>> Ryan,
>>>
>>> I've had a problem with ODBC in Vista64. Vista64 seems to show only the
>>> 64
>>> bit ODBC drivers in the control panel.
>>>
>>> I've had to go to:
>>>
>>> C:\Windows\SysWOW63\odbcad32.exe
>>>
>>> to see the 32 bit ODBC drivers.
>>>
>>> Since the only install I saw in your email was for the 32 bit driver
>>> this
>>> might be the problem I've experienced.
>>>
>>> I don't know if this is the problem you're having but I hope it helps.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lawson Cronlund
>>> lawson@stripped
>>> +1(480)308-0641 (voice)
>>> +1(602)996-0376 (fax)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ryan Hunter (PersonalFA) [mailto:rhunter@stripped]
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:53 PM
>>> To: myodbc@stripped
>>> Subject: ODBC download problems
>>>
>>> Maybe you can help me out. I am having trouble using the MySQL ODBC
>>> Driver
>>> 3.51.
>>>
>>> I am using Windows Vista 64 bit home premium.
>>>
>>> I went to your website last night to download the odbc and downloaded
>>> the
>>> mysql-connector-odbc-noinstall-3.51.27-winx64 drivers and tried to
>>> install
>>> them. When I unzip the files and click on the install.bat file a window
>>> pops up for less than 1 second and then disappears. I still can not see
>>> the
>>>
>>> odbc drivers anywhere on my pc.
>>>
>>> I went to the forums to try to get help and was directed to this page:
>>> http://mysql.oss.eznetsols.org/Downloads/Connector-ODBC/3.51/
>>>
>>> I clicked on this download and ran the wizard which seemed to work fine
>>> mysql-connector-odbc-3.51.27-win32.msi
>>>
>>> However, after I ran the wizard I didn't see any new programs or the
>>> drivers
>>>
>>> still.
>>>
>>> I apologize, but I am not that experienced with MySQL or it's products.
>>>
>>> Bottom line is that I am trying to install the MySQL ODBC 3.51 driver on
>>> my
>>> home pc but am not having any luck doing so.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate any help that you can give to me.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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