How do I use DTS to convert a Gupta SQLBase database to SQL Server 2000?

  • Has anyone gone through the step by step process to do this. I have installed the Gupta SQLBase 9.0.1 Driver pack into SQL Server. Help ! What next ?

  • Make sure you reboot after the drivers have been installed. Next make a DSN to the SQLBase database engine. The information you need to enter is quite straight forward but keep in mind that you need to enter a UNC path to the sql.ini file of the machine where the database engine is installed at.

    Next, within a DTS you should be able to import data by choosing a Gupta DSN or Gupta OLE DB Provider and voila!

    It doesn't look that dificult at all but it still took me two days to get it working.

    Now that I know a little SQLBase, I have to say it's a quite interesting product. I think I might fiddle with it for a while.

  • I had a lot of data conversion to do, so I wrote a VB program to move the data. Gupta uses a standard ODBC driver, so it's accessible with any Windows software environment. I don't see any reason that you'd have any trouble using DTS if you're just moving data.

    So long, and thanks for all the fish,

    Russell Shilling, MCDBA, MCSA 2K3, MCSE 2K3

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