There was a driver for FMP 6 (built by Merant, as I recall). It was slow,
and there were many re****ts of failure to use it to create an external
data
source, but I was able to make some simple connections and issue some
basic
SQL commands, albeit not from Delphi.
Have you tried setting up a DSN with the driver? Have you tried using
Delphi
as the source and pulling from Filemaker?
And, even if you get it to work, it may not be your best option. Just what
do you mean by 'connecting'? You cannot make a real time connection to
Filemaker via ODBC with a Visual Studi-built front end using data
connector
objects, although Wim Decorte has created some cl***** for Filemaker 8/8.5
that allows a connection to the XML stream from Filemaker Server Advanced.
If you just need to pass data back and forth (or one way), you will likely
be better served with text im****t/ex****ts.
You may have better luck with ODBC and Filemaker in the new release (8 and
8.5), using either the driver offered by Filemaker, or a driver from
Actual
Technologies. All depends on what you are trying to do.
--
John Weinshel
Datagrace
Vashon Island, WA
(206) 463-1634
Certified For Filemaker 8
Certified For Filemaker 7
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> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have spent the last day or so searching for information as to where
> to start in connecting a Delphi (Borland Developer Studio 10) program
> to a FileMaker Pro 6 database (preferably using ODBC) however all the
> information that I have gathered is now in a large jumble in my head.
>
> I have experience using both C# and PHP to connect to a MySQL database
> through ODBC and some PHP functions however I can't seem to get myself
> started with Delphi and FMP.
>
> I was wondering if someone could please give me a walk through about
> how to connect to and access this database from my Delphi program.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris Jamieson
>
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