Sounds like your windows install process is not complete, check http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Windows_installation.html for more info.
Regards, Mike Hillyer www.vbmysql.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Russ Guillemot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 4:15 PM > To: POST > Subject: MySQL 3.51.06 thru Lotus Approach > > > > I use Lotus Approach on (Win XP) to open a text comma > delimited file, then I save it as a dbf4 file. But tiimes are > changing and files are getting too big for dbf4, so I want to > have the unlimited power of mySQL to be able to open HUGE files.. > > I'm trying to get my Lotus Approach to be able to communicate > with mySQL 3.51 driver.. mySQL 3.51 driver is installed (I > see it listed in Approaches choices). > > I open a text file with Approach, and ask it to save it as > mySQL 3.51. It says: MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver Can't connect to > MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) > > I hit ok and it takes me to the "mySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver - DSN > Configuration", where it has the following dialog box: > > DSN INFO > Data Source Name: myodbc3-test > Description: MySQL ODBC 3.51 TEST DSN > > MySQL Connection Parameters > Host/Server Name (or IP) - (DEFAULT - localhost) > Database Name - (DEFAULT - test) > User - (DEFAULT - root) > Password - blank > Port (if not 3306) - (DEFAULT - 3306) > > I just don't know what to do from here... does mySQL need to > be "running" on my machine? if so, how do I do that? I have > installed mysql-4.0.13-win.zip, and there is a folder on my C > drive named mysql which contains files like my-huge, > my-large, etc.. but nothing in "program files" to start or run.. > > so I'm pretty stuck, looking for the next move.. > > many thanks > Russ > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
