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September 25, 2008
Question

Weird Error When Creating A Datasource

  • September 25, 2008
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Hi, I am getting the following error when trying to create a datasource in the CF administrator.

Unable to update the NT registry.
Variable DRIVERPATH is undefined.

And when I navigate to my application through the web browser I get the following error:

Error Executing Database Query.
[Macromedia][SequeLink JDBC Driver][ODBC Socket]internal error: Data source name not found and no default driver specified

Now, I have lots of experience of doing this before, but that was on my desktop machine which runs Vista Home Premium. This new laptop of mine also runs Vista Home Premium, but I think it is the 64 bit version - could this have anything to do with it?

I am using the Developers installation of Coldfusion 8 and trying to hook the exact same application and mdb database file that worked and used on my desktop machine - same files, same process as before.

I can't figure out what is going wrong or how I can resolve the problem. Has anyone else encountered this before? If so, any advice would be great.

Many thanks,
Michael.
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    BKBK
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 27, 2008
    ... 64 bit ... Coldfusion 8 ...
    It might or mightn't be the answer. Rule it out anyway. Support for 64-bit begins with Coldfusion 8 Update 1, that is, with CF8.0.1.

    Known Participant
    July 3, 2010

    Using CF 9 64-bit on a Windows Server 2008 and I still get the

    Unable to update the NT registry.
    Variable DRIVERPATH is undefined.
    message.

    Any thoughts on this?

    September 25, 2008
    Can anyone help? Sorry to bump this but I cannot figure it out. Many thanks in advance.