Newbie need help with peachtree and access using Btreive.

samlaleo · Nov 30, 2005

hi there, everyone
my name is samlaleo
i am new to asp programming using Access and also peachtree.i have 3 days to start this process.can anyone help

1)how do i setup ODBD and link in ASP and what kinda of drivers do i need.
2)how can i extract information from peachtree and add onto my access database.
3)or are there sites that i can visit to help me further.
any kind of help will surely save me.

thx in advance to everyone here.

mirtheil · Dec 1, 2005

The best paper on accessing Btrieve/Pervasive data through ODBC I've found is at

http://www.goldstar-sw.com/btrvodbc.asp

Mirtheil
Certified Pervasive Developer
Certified Pervasive Technician
Custom VB and Btrieve development.

http://www.mirtheil.com

samlaleo · Dec 1, 2005

thx mirteil ,

the link is very helpful
if get the ODBC setup how do i link the driver in asp?
do you by any chance have a simple code to call the procedure ?

thx a million
sam

mirtheil · Dec 1, 2005

Accessing an ODBC driver from ASP is fairly standard. Here's a very simple example I use to test connectivity:

Code:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<html>
<head>
<body>
<%
Dim objConn
dim rsTemp
Set objConn = server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
set rstemp = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.RecordSet")
objConn.ConnectionString = "DSN=demodata"
dim strCon, strDbPathAndName

objConn.Open strCon

mySQL = "Select * from class"
set rstemp=objConn.Execute(mySQL)
%>
<table border="1"><tr>
<% 'Put Headings On The Table of Field Names
for each whatever in rstemp.fields%>
       <td><b><%=whatever.name%></b></td>
<% next %>
</tr>

<% 
' Now lets grab all the records
DO  UNTIL rstemp.eof %>
   <tr>
   <% for each whatever in rstemp.fields
      thisfield=whatever.value
      if isnull(thisfield) then
         thisfield="&nbsp;"
      end if
      if trim(thisfield)="" then
         thisfield="&nbsp;"
      end if%>
             <td valign="top"><%=thisfield%></td>
   <% next %>
   </tr>
   <%rstemp.movenext
LOOP%>
</table>

<%
rstemp.close
set rstemp=nothing
objConn.Close
set objConn=nothing
%>
</body>
</html>

You'll need to change the connection string ("DSN=") to match your Data Source Name and you'll need to change the SQL statement ("Select * from class") to match what you need to access.

Mirtheil
Certified Pervasive Developer
Certified Pervasive Technician
Custom VB and Btrieve development.

http://www.mirtheil.com

samlaleo · Dec 2, 2005

thx a million mirtheil,

great example.

so this mean if i wanna get the data from peachtree all i have to do is change the "server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")" to "pervasive drive"? am i right?

i since downloaded the sql8 30 days trial (Version 8.7 build 014)from pervasive site to see how it can help me get the data from peachtree,but the problem i face is when i install it says updating ODBC driver and never seem to finish installing."confused"
any idea why?

i know this sound like i am pain in the butt, but i really appreciate the help i can get.

P.S. since my company have Peachtree complete 2003 do i need to purchase the pervasive drivers if it meets my requiremen?

thx in advance.

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