Monday 4 May 2015

Connecting VFP To MySQL Database

Here's how to access a MySQL database from VFP.

First, you need to download an ODBC connector to MySQL from this link. Choose between 32 or 64 bit version.
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mirror.php?id=412782

Next is to connect to it via DSN or DSNless connection.
Here's an example of a connection string via a DSNLESS (ODBC) connection. Please note that the lines starting with an asterisk (*) are comments.


lcStringConnect = 'Driver=MySQL ODBC 5.2 Unicode Driver;Server=localhost;uid=root;pwd=password'

*---This part here sets connection errors hidden.

SQLSetprop(0, "DispLogin", 3)
SQLSetprop(0, "DispWarnings", .F.)

*---This is where the actual connection happens.

lnConnect = Sqlstringconnect(m.lcStringConnect)

*---The variable lnConnect holds the number returned by the function
*---SQLSTRINGCONNECT(), if the value is greater than zero (0) then
*---no error happened during the connection attempt. 

If m.lnConnect > 0
  *--- List the databases in MYSQL.
   SQLEXEC(m.lnconnect,'show databases','testcur')
   BROWSE
Endif

=SQLDisconnect(m.lnConnect) && Close Connection



If the MySQL Database is remote (or online), you will need to specify the IP address as a server name in the connection string.

2 comments:

  1. sir i have sql database on hostgator web i need how to connect visual foxpro sample code please

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