[Zope] - ODBC troubles

Paul Everitt Paul@digicool.com
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:52:33 -0500


Jeff wrote:
> I'm rather new to Zope and am having trouble getting ODBC 
> connectivity to
> work. I've downloaded the file 
> "ZODBCDA-3.0.3-win32-x86-python-1.5.1.tar.gz"
> from the web site, uncompressed it into a file named 
> "sql.pyd" and placed
> that file in the root of my Zope installation direction. When 
> I try to add a
> database connection, I don't see a choice of "Aqueduct ODBC Database
> Connection" or anything similar.
> 
> I'm not sure that I'm uncompressing the file correctly. I'm 
> using WinZip and
> it prompts me for the name of the file to uncompress.

Hi Jeff.  Yes, you analyzed to problem correctly.  After uncompressing
it, you should have a directory lib/python/Prodcuts/ZODBCDA (I think) in
your Zope directory.  It should contain several files.

Restarting Zope makes it visible in the add list.

--Paul