You are best to use an OLEDB connection when accessing databases via FP
However - the default is an ODBC connection.
Some versions of the global.asa file include a conversion, but some dont.
Here is the code that you can include in the global.asa file.
To action the sub, there should be a call in the OnStart sub like so :
Sub Session_OnStart
FrontPage_ConvertFromODBC
End Sub
Sub FrontPage_ConvertFromODBC
On Error Resume Next
if Len(Application("ASP_OS")) > 0 then exit sub
str = "_ConnectionString"
slen = Len(str)
set oKnown = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
oKnown.Add "DRIVER",""
oKnown.Add "DBQ",""
oKnown.Add "SERVER",""
oKnown.Add "DATABASE",""
oKnown.Add "UID",""
oKnown.Add "PWD",""
Application.Lock
For each item in Application.Contents
if UCase(Right(item,slen)) = UCase(str) then
sName = Left(item,Len(item)-slen)
sConn = Application(item)
if InStr(LCase(sConn),"provider=") < 1 and Len(Application(sName & "_ConnectionTimeout"))>0 then
sArr = Split(sConn,";")
set oDict = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
bUnknown = False
for i = 0 to UBound(sArr)
s = sArr(i)
idx = InStr(s,"=")
sKey = UCase(Trim(Left(s,idx-1)))
sVal = Trim(Mid(s,idx+1))
oDict.Add sKey, sVal
if Not oKnown.Exists(sKey) then bUnknown = True
next
if bUnknown = False and oDict.Exists("DRIVER") then
sDrv = oDict.Item("DRIVER")
sNew = ""
if InStr(sDrv,"Microsoft Access") > 0 and oDict.Exists("DBQ") and not (oDict.Exists("UID") or oDict.Exists("PWD")) then
sNew = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & oDict.Item("DBQ")
elseif InStr(sDrv,"SQL Server") > 0 and oDict.Exists("SERVER") and oDict.Exists("DATABASE") then
sNew = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=" & oDict("SERVER") & ";Initial Catalog=" & oDict("DATABASE")
if oDict.Exists("UID") then sNew = sNew & ";User ID=" & oDict("UID")
if oDict.Exists("PWD") then sNew = sNew & ";Password=" & oDict("PWD")
end if
if sNew <> "" then
Application(item) = sNew
end if
end if
set oDict = Nothing
end if
end if
Next
Application.Unlock
Set oKnown = Nothing
End Sub
