"srid" wrote:

> I am writing an application in vb.net 2005 to insert/update/select data to
> paradox database file(.db---bde 5.01)
> 1)what is the best way to go about it?
> Note:
> I have tried to connect to paradox database via odbc or oledb
> a)Dim odbcconnstr As String = "Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db
> )};DriverID=538;Fil=Paradox
> 5.X;DefaultDir=I:\pardoxData;Dbq=I:\pardoxData\;CollatingSequence=ASCII"
> b)Dim oledbconnstr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
> Source=I:\pardoxData;Extended
> Properties=Paradox 5.x;"
>
> The problem with (a)odbc.net is unable to select data from memo/blob field.
> the application is crashing
>
> The problem with(a) (b)oledb is : select query returning wrong results.for
> instance,follwing
> query(exact case) dispalying correct results.
> select * from mytable where firstname='JOHN'
>
> however, following query(lower case) displaying all the records firstname
> starts with 'j' or 'jo' or .....
> select * from mytable where firstname='john'

"srid" wrote:

> I am writing an application in vb.net 2005 to insert/update/select data to
> paradox database file(.db---bde 5.01)
> 1)what is the best way to go about it?
> Note:
> I have tried to connect to paradox database via odbc or oledb
> a)Dim odbcconnstr As String = "Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db
> )};DriverID=538;Fil=Paradox
> 5.X;DefaultDir=I:\pardoxData;Dbq=I:\pardoxData\;CollatingSequence=ASCII"
> b)Dim oledbconnstr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
> Source=I:\pardoxData;Extended
> Properties=Paradox 5.x;"
>
> The problem with (a)odbc.net is unable to select data from memo/blob field.
> the application is crashing
>
> The problem with(a) (b)oledb is : select query returning wrong results.for
> instance,follwing
> query(exact case) dispalying correct results.
> select * from mytable where firstname='JOHN'
>
> however, following query(lower case) displaying all the records firstname
> starts with 'j' or 'jo' or .....
> select * from mytable where firstname='john'
>
> thanks in advance