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The specific instructions I
was looking for regarded how to complete the various options on the screens
that appeared when I clicked on ADD an ODBC data source. It turns out that you
do not set any of the options. I attached a set of instructions detailing each
step to get the pre-election reports to run. Mark Mark S
Earley Support Services Specialist Diebold Election Systems 850 422-2100 office/fax 850 322-3226 cell -----Original
Message----- Mark, Can you please outline
the “specific instructions” you were seeking in your original post, for the
next guy. Ken -----Original
Message----- The fix Dmitry suggested solved the problem,
according to Okaloosa County. The only additional thing they did was to give it
a name. Mark Mark S
Earley Support Services Specialist Diebold Election Systems 850 422-2100 office/fax 850 322-3226 cell -----Original
Message----- Mark, Select
Microsoft Access Driver (.mdb) and save the new DSN. I think it should fix
the problem with Crystal reports. Dmitry -----
Original Message ----- From: Mark S
Earley To: Support Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002
8:52 AM Subject:
Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K Okaloosa County FL has a
small election scheduled for this Tuesday. They are running GEMS 1.17.17 under
Win 2000 and cannot get pre-election reports to work. It gives the following
error when previewing or printing the reports: Failed to connect to database Error (527) - Error in File: SQL server error. The problem seems identical
to the one
reported by Cathi Smothers back in August 2001. Dmitry mentions a work
around, “login as administrator
on W2K machine and create a new System DSN under ODBC settings. After
that Crystal reports will work without errors.” I also see mentioned a
new GEMS install pack, but I cannot use it due to certification limitations. I want to try the
workaround, but I need specific instructions on how to setup and configure the
new system DSN. I found the ODBC settings in Control Panel, and got to the
System DSN tab. Clicking ADD button takes me to the select a driver for the
data source screen. ·
Do I select Microsoft Access Driver (.mdb) or SQL
Server, or some other driver from the list. ·
What do I do next? As others have reported, I am able to print the pre-election reports
on my laptop running Win 2K. Mark Mark S
Earley Support Services Specialist Diebold Election Systems 850 422-2100 office/fax 850 322-3226 cell |
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