Crystal Reports accessing .dbf

[bkrampe]

I am trying to open a .dbf file in CR XI and am having no luck. It gives me a "Failed to load database information" followed by "Unknown database connection error". The database is for our Time Clock system. Im not even 100% sure that CR can connect to one, but i believe it can. Could it be because our time clock has a constant connection to the .dbf file? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Many databases brands use .dbf - which one does your time clock system use ( xBase,Access,Excel)? - if some propietary type then you would need to find an matching driver that CR can use to connect - in any case you need to find out and use the correct connection method.



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[bkrampe]

It is an oracle database. Where would i be able to locate drivers?

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Oracle does not use a .dbf extension for any file you can access. You need to use the 'Oracle Server' Crystal connection method or, less efficiently, an Oracle ODBC driver...Your PC needs to have the Oracle client software installed if it is not already there.





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