Re: flexfax: WHFC

["TheBong Pipe" <thevelvet@hotmail.com>]

>TheBong Pipe wrote:
>
>> >> Has someone managed to link the whfc client to an odbc phone
>> database?
>> >> Mine reads well , but cannot save anything. It gives a strange 
error=
>,
>> >> something like "Not valid brackets".
>> >>
>>=20
>> Well, I have to be more clear. I access the phonebook, where I can 
read
>> the names and their address. No problems about sending faxes by
>> selecting the names. Hylafax replies, all goes wonderful. But if I 
try
>> to modify an Entry, or add a new one I get a message (in my language
>> wich is differnet from english) stating - Not valid brackets for 
"John
>> Doe" If John Doe is the entry.I think the problem involves the dialog
>> between WHFC and the ODBC. If someone can save the names, could he
>> please tell me what kind of database does he use? I tried with Excel,
>> Access, Dbase, but the errors is always the same...
>
>Hi,
>
>do you use the original Microsoft ODBC Drivers for Access and=20
>Excel ? A lot of people reported problems to me when trying
>to connect WHFC to an access database.=20
>
>We have done here some tests with WHFC and other software
>which should use an access database via the MS ODBC Drivers
>and run into a lot of problems.
>
>After switching to an other ODBC Driver (SCO SQL retreiver)
>all the software works without any problems ...
>
>So acutally i don't know who to blame, Microsoft or my=20
>programming skills.

It's the ODBC 32 bit driver in w98 control panel.
So, If the database file is an Access one or so, I should use another 
ODBC driver. Any advice on something free and working on win98?

Many Thanx for all who is helping me!

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