mySQL not working in 2.7 Standalone

[Trevor DeVore]

On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:07 AM, Ton Kuypers wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> I recall reading something about databases not working when  
> creating a standalone with RR 2.7, but I can't find the original  
> post nor the answers...
>
> I am using a mySQL database, everything is working fine in the IDE,  
> but when creating a standalone, I get the message "revdberr,  
> invalid database type", and when I look inside the "Externals"  
> folder, in the "database_drivers" subfolder it is empty... Even  
> when I manually select all database drivers in the standalone  
> settings, it remains empty :-(
>
> Can someone advice me on how to solve this problem?

Here is a link to an old article I wrote about using externals in  
Rev.  It needs updating with some new techniques I use but it does  
discuss how to load the database drivers manually.

<http://bluemangolearning.com/developer/revolution/using_externals.html>

Perhaps that will help.


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Trevor DeVore
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