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(160953) - After you install the Data Access Pack included in the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack, the ODBCKEY.INF file in your Windows\System folder may contain German character strings in one of the sections in the file. Follow these steps to remove the...

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ACC97: ODBCKEY.INF in Data Access Pack Contains German String

Article ID: 160953 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q160953
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

SYMPTOMS

After you install the Data Access Pack included in the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack, the ODBCKEY.INF file in your Windows\System folder may contain German character strings in one of the sections in the file.

RESOLUTION

Follow these steps to remove the unnecessary lines from the ODBCKEY.INF file:
  1. Make a backup copy of the ODBCKEY.INF file. The file is located in your Windows\System folder.
  2. Use a text editor, such as Notepad, to open the ODBCKEY.INF file and remove the following lines:
        bit Oracle-Treiber
               Driver=vsorac32.dll
               Setup=orstub32.dll
               SQLLevel=1
               FileUsage=0
               DriverODBCVer=02.50
               ConnectFunctions=YYY
               APILevel=1
    
        [DA Translators]
               Name=MS Code Page-[ASCII 220]bersetzer
               Translator=MSCPXL32.DLL
               Setup=MSCPXL32.DLL
    						
  3. Save the file and quit the editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97.

MORE INFORMATION

If you already have a version of the ODBCKEY.INF file on your computer when you install the Data Access Pack, the Setup program may not overwrite it with the version containing the German string. Therefore, your ODBCKEY.INF file may not contain the unnecessary sections after you install the Data Access Pack.

REFERENCES

For more information about obtaining and installing the Data Access Pack, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
159322 ACC97: Paradox, Lotus, & MS Exchange/Outlook ISAMs in ValuPack

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Article ID: 160953 - Last Review: January 19, 2007 - Revision: 3.1
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
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