ODBC Error

[jen9814]

I just installed Crystal Reports 8.5 and Lotus Notes Driver 3.01. When I try to access a Notes database I get this error
"ODBC error [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager]Driver's SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_DBC failed"
Does anyone know what this means and how to correct the error?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[lwinstead]

Hi there. I'm having the EXACT same problem as you. Did you ever find a solution to your problem? If so, I'd love to hear about it!

 

[lwinstead]

Me again. I stumbled upon the "fix" for getting this to work. Basically, I had to completely remove all Crystal Reports related software and then reboot. Then, with no other programs running, I reinstalled Crystal Reports 8.5 with the default options + the Lotus Notes driver. Then I rebooted. Once my system was back up, I opened Crystal Reports and attempted to create a new report using the driver and it once again crashed on me, telling me I needed to have the "ctl3d32.dll" in the right location. However, I didn't give up; I just forced the program closed and opened up Lotus Notes. Once I did that, I apparently was able to utilize the Lotus Notes driver, because I opened up Crystal Reports and was successfully able to access the Notes driver without fail.

Go figure.

In any case, I hope this sheds some light on the matter. Feel free to contact me to pick my brain some more on this issue.

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