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More info?)
Thanks to all who responded. I've learned a little about odbc and will
research some more to fill my appetite. Thanks again,
"Jack E Martinelli" wrote:
> Your decision is extremely good, and you will avoid numerous exotic error
> messages in the future for doing do.
>
> You don't need to know how your brain actually works to use it!
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> Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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> "Faldo" <Faldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D2B605F-F3CD-437E-ACE9-3E56FDEEEC27@microsoft.com...
> > I will definitely leave well enough alone. As long as odbc and mdac and
> all
> > involved are happy on my computer and doing what they're supposed to do,
> > whatever that is? Thanks John John..
> >
> > "John John" wrote:
> >
> > > Of course it was on your computer when you bought it, ODBC is part of
> > > MDAC and MDAC is a core component. You cannot remove these components
> > > unless you want to completely strip Windows. Products like pclite might
> > > be able to remove these but then you may have all kinds of problems
> > > with various software on the pc. Are you receiving error messages
> > > concerning ODBC? No? Well then leave well enough alone or you may get
> > > all kinds of them after you "fix" or "remove" them. The file
> > > odbcad32.exe that you mentioned in your original post is the
> > > Administrator program for ODBC, you don't want to remove that. The
> > > drivers that you see may be used by other non Microsoft programs so just
> > > leave them alone!
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > Faldo wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sorry Jack, but this is flying right over my head. As far as I know
> this ODBC
> > > > was on my computer when I bought it, and a list of drivers is listed
> under
> > > > the "driver tab" in odbc. FoxPro, Paradox,Oracle,Excel, etc. Still
> don't know
> > > > what they are for and how to access them?
> > > >
> > > > "Jack E Martinelli" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>ODBC Last modified: Monday, August 16, 2004
> > > >>(pronounced as separate letters) Short for Open DataBase Connectivity,
> a
> > > >>standard database access method developed by the SQL Access group in
> 1992.
> > > >>The goal of ODBC is to make it possible to access any data from any
> > > >>application, regardless of which database management system (DBMS) is
> > > >>handling the data. ODBC manages this by inserting a middle layer,
> called a
> > > >>database driver , between an application and the DBMS. The purpose of
> this
> > > >>layer is to translate the application's data queries into commands
> that the
> > > >>DBMS understands. For this to work, both the application and the DBMS
> must
> > > >>be ODBC-compliant -- that is, the application must be capable of
> issuing
> > > >>ODBC commands and the DBMS must be capable of responding to them.
> Since
> > > >>version 2.0, the standard supports SAG SQL.
> > > >>http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/ODBC.html
> > > >>
> > > >>The Official Win32::ODBC Home Page
> > > >>http://www.roth.net/perl/odbc/
> > > >>
> > > >>--
> > > >>Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
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> > > >>"Faldo" <Faldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >>news:C098A813-175A-4682-83F1-B424375185CC@microsoft.com...
> > > >>
> > > >>>Thanks Richard,
> > > >>> I was just curious on the removal because it has drivers associated
> to
> > > >>>FoxPro, Excel, Access, Paradox, etc.... I don't have Office installed
> > > >>
> > > >>anymore
> > > >>
> > > >>>on my computer and was wondering if these particular drivers are
> > > >>
> > > >>necessary?
> > > >>
> > > >>>"Richard G. Harper" wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>There is no uninstall, and even if there was you don't want to
> uninstall
> > > >>
> > > >>it
> > > >>
> > > >>>>anyway since the ODBC components provide database and file
> connectivity.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>--
> > > >>>>Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> > > >>>>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> > > >>>>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
> > > >>>>* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> > > >>>>* HELP us help YOU ...
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> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>"Faldo" <Faldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >>>>news:991E62EF-6111-4898-B7AC-CE1230124E71@microsoft.com...
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>>I have an entry in my control panel called "ODBC data sources". It
> > > >>
> > > >>points
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>to
> > > >>>>>a file called odbcad32.exe in the system directory along with about
> > > >>
> > > >>twenty
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>odbc*.dll files. Is it safe to uninstall or to remove the
> odbcad32.exe
> > > >>
> > > >>and
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>all it's components, and if so how do I remove it from my computer?
> > > >>
> > > >>I've
> > > >>
> > > >>>>>been
> > > >>>>>looking for an uninstall for it but there is none.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
>
>
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