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Autodesk Product Support January 11, 1993
AutoCAD Release 12 and dBASE IV -- Common Questions
1.) The following error occurs when attempting to load the dBASE IV drivers.
"Can't initialize driver"
This error is caused by one or both of the following problems:
a.) dBASE IV has not been installed correctly.
b.) The environment variable SQLHOME has not been correctly set.
To remedy this condition, confirm that dBASE IV is installed locally or is
available via a network connection, and confirm that the environment variable
SQLHOME is pointing to the directory which contains the file SYSDBS.DBF. For
example, if dBASE IV is loaded on the local drive C:\DBASE, the SQLHOME
environment variable should read:
SET SQLHOME=C:\DBASE\SQLHOME
2.) The following error occurs when issuing the ASESETDB command.
"Database not found"
This error indicates that dBASE IV does not have access to the requested
database. Either the requested database was incorrectly typed or the database
has never been added to dBASE IV. See question 3 for instructions on adding
a database to dBASE IV. The following steps will display a list of all
available databases:
a.) Start dBASE IV, escape to the dot prompt, and type the command "SET
SQL ON" followed by Enter.
b.) Next, issue the command "SHOW DATABASE;" Note: every SQL statement
must end in a semicolon. Below is an example of the information provided
by the SHOW DATABASE command:
Existing databases are:
NAME CREATOR DATE PATH
SAMPLES SYSTEM 10/28/92 C:\DBASE4\SAMPLES
INVENTORY 10/31/92 C:\DBASE4\INVENTORY
3. To add a database to those available in dBASE IV, issue the following:
a.) From the DOS prompt, create a directory in the main dBASE directory
using the name of the new database.
b.) Copy the database files into the new directory.
c.) Start dBASE IV, escape to the dot prompt, and type the command "SET
SQL ON" followed by Enter.
d.) Issue the command "CREATE DATABASE <database name>;" followed by Enter.
Note: <database name> is the name of the newly created directory.
e.) Issue the command "DBDEFINE;" to update the list of tables in the
database.
f.) The database is now available to dBASE IV.
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PSR 007 Rev. 1.0 1/11/93