I've checked Start > Programs very thoroughly, and I can't find any reference to ODBC. That's what's so weird; I can see it in Add/Remove programs.
I made a desktop shortcut icon to the system32/ODBCad file, but all it does is open up ODBC DataSource Administrator, which doesn't appear to be a start program. I uinstalled and reinstalled ODBC, hoping the start icon would register, but nothing changed. Thanks. --- Peter Brawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David, > > >I installed ODBC before but never got a chance to > do > >much with it before my computer crashed. But I > could > >have sworn there was a simple icon that I clicked > to > >start it, just like a normal software program. > > My recollection is that ODBC installation "normally" > adds ODBCAdmin to > the Start Menu, so it's probably there somewhere, > but if you want a > desktop icon for ODBC Administrator, right click on > it in Windows > Explorer and select 'Create a Shortcut'. > > PB > > > David Blomstrom wrote: > > >--- Neculai Macarie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>>I just installed MySQL's ODBC program, but I > can't > >>>figure out how to launch it. I see no reference > to > >>>ODBC when I go to Start > Programs. The only > thing > >>>resembling an executable icon I can find is in my > >>>Add/Remove programs directory. I did a Windows > >>> > >>> > >>search > >> > >> > >>>and found many files named ODBC, most of them in > >>>Windows/Prefetch and Windows/system32, but none > of > >>>them appear to be executable programs. > >>> > >>>I posted a message on MySQL's ODBC forum but > >>> > >>> > >>haven't > >> > >> > >>>received any replies. Does anyone know of a way > to > >>>locate ODBC's executable file and create a > desktop > >>>icon? > >>> > >>> > >>I think the path is to configure ODBC datasources: > >>%SystemRoot%\system32\odbcad32.exe > >> > >>There isn't a MySQL ODBC executable as far as I > >>know. > >> > >>-- > >><mack /> > >> > >> > > > >OK, I found it there...but how do you start it? > Double > >clicking it just brings up all sorts of information > >and choices. > > > >I installed ODBC before but never got a chance to > do > >much with it before my computer crashed. But I > could > >have sworn there was a simple icon that I clicked > to > >start it, just like a normal software program. > > > >Thanks. > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > >http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release > Date: 2/10/2005 > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
