Archive for the ‘Flex2SQL’ Category

How to Obtain Flex2SQL Driver Licensing Information From sql_drv.cfg

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Is accessing Flex2SQL Driver registration information registered on their server, is there any program that can check the liceseing information (such as Licened To:, Number of users:, etc) from the file SQL_DRV.CFG possible?

  • The information can be obtained from Flex2SQL -> Help -> About. In this screen the licensed to and user count is found, along with other pertinent information.

Using the Restructuring Source Code Generated by Flex2SQL in VDF

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Flex2SQL will auto generate these files:

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Creating a Migration Trace from Within Flex2SQL

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

In this article we will explain how to create a migration trace to troubleshot problems:

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Flex2SQL Conversion Stops

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

In using Flex2SQL for record transfer, it stops without any apparent errors before completion. The problem was due to the DATE_ACQ field, more specifically the value of a leap year (for example, 2-29-1900). DataFlex does not care about leap years, but other databases do. The problem is solved by modifying the errant dates.

Calling a Stored Procedure Passing and Receiving a Date

Monday, February 18th, 2008

The DataFlex date format isn’t compatible with MS SQL. You must to change the way as argument is passed and/or is received.

Take a look at this sample program. You may see that the variable is declared as a string, but should be date. I’m changing the date format before call stored procedure:

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