[Qt-interest] Qt ODBC driver with 64 bits MSVC

[Andre Somers]

On 11-5-2010 16:27, Constantin Makshin wrote:
> Have you tried to install it?
Yes. I thought I'd chance it, since XP Pro 64 is mostly recognized as 
and compatible with Server 2003.
>   I couldn't find anything similar to "you can not install it on a system that already has 32 bits office software installed".
>    
Me neither, but that was what the error said.
> Also I'm not sure it can be installed on 64-bit Windows XP because there's no "Windows XP 64-bit" (as it's usually called on pages with packages that support it) in the list of supported OSes.
>    
Well, often, XP Pro 64 is recognized as Server 2003, so I figured I'd 
give it a shot anyway. I don't have another 64 bits box around to play 
around with, unfortunately.

OTOH, this may be a good opportunity to ditch Access once and for all :-)

André

> On Tuesday 11 May 2010 18:02:26 Andre Somers wrote:
>    
>> On 11-5-2010 15:00, Constantin Makshin wrote:
>>      
>>> You may want to look at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/208689 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239114
>>>
>>> I have Windows XP x64 too and there're no 64-bit Access/Jet ODBC drivers. This fact and these 2 articles make me think Access/Jet ODBC driver is available in 32-bit version only.
>>>
>>> 64-bit version of Microsoft Access 2010 may include 64-bit ODBC driver, but Microsoft Office 2010 doesn't support 64-bit Windows XP...
>>>
>>>        
>> Indeed, it does. It seems that there will be a 64 bits driver:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C06B8369-60DD-4B64-A44B-84B371EDE16D&displaylang=en
>>
>> Problem is: you can not install it on a system that already has 32 bits
>> office software installed. That will rule out, well, lets be
>> conservative, 98% of the potential users? :-(
>>
>> I fear I may have to create a proxy SQL driver that communicates with a
>> 32 bits process that connects to the database or something like that :-(
>> Not a very nice prospect.
>>
>> André
>>      
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