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Error message: Could not find installable ISAM

I translate a web application from ASP to ASP.NET and I keep getting the following error: Could not find installable ISA

I used the same ConnectString ("DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("Database\Icsdata.mdb") & ";Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" to point to my Access Database

Any Suggestions why I am getting this error message

Would appreciate any help because I am stuck

Thanks -- J.P. Lacass

Nov 18 '05 #1
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This indicates that connection string is malformed or non-sauble in ADO.NET.
See this page for an example of connection string used for Access.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tringTopic.asp

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Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist
http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke

"JP Lacasse" <jp@ICS-CT.com> wrote in message
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I translate a web application from ASP to ASP.NET and I keep getting the
following error: Could not find installable ISAM

I used the same ConnectString ("DBQ=" &
Server.MapPath("Database\Icsdata.mdb") & ";Driver={Microsoft Access Driver
(*.mdb)};Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" to point to my Access
Database.

Any Suggestions why I am getting this error message?

Would appreciate any help because I am stuck.

Thanks -- J.P. Lacasse
Nov 18 '05 #2
This indicates that connection string is malformed or non-sauble in ADO.NET.
See this page for an example of connection string used for Access.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tringTopic.asp

--
Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist
http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke

"JP Lacasse" <jp@ICS-CT.com> wrote in message
news:38**********************************@microsof t.com...
I translate a web application from ASP to ASP.NET and I keep getting the
following error: Could not find installable ISAM

I used the same ConnectString ("DBQ=" &
Server.MapPath("Database\Icsdata.mdb") & ";Driver={Microsoft Access Driver
(*.mdb)};Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" to point to my Access
Database.

Any Suggestions why I am getting this error message?

Would appreciate any help because I am stuck.

Thanks -- J.P. Lacasse
Nov 18 '05 #3

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