How to resolve the " The 'VFPOLEDB.1' provider is not registered on the local machine." exception.

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In windows application project am creating mdf files,
From version 1.0.0.0 to 6.5.0.0 creating mdf files was working fine, suddenly am getting below exception during opening of db connection.

"The 'VFPOLEDB.1' provider is not registered on the local machine."

Project build as x86.

Please guide me what and where to check.

Posted 6-Oct-14 19:14pm

kalaivanan from Bangalore, India

Updated 10-Jun-17 22:00pm

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Mukesh Pr@sad · Answer 1 · 2014-10-06T19:22:00

Solution 1

Have u Install VFP Ole DB Provider in your System ?

If No then Please Install it from following link.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E1A87D8F-2D58-491F-A0FA-95A3289C5FD4&displaylang=en

Posted 6-Oct-14 19:22pm

Mukesh Pr@sad

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kalaivanan from Bangalore, India 7-Oct-14 1:30am

yes, VFP Ole DB Provider was installed in my PC.

Mukesh Pr@sad · Answer 2 · 2014-10-06T19:43:00

Solution 2

do you change your APPLICATION->COMPILE OPTION as x86 CPU ?

Posted 6-Oct-14 19:43pm

Mukesh Pr@sad

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kalaivanan from Bangalore, India 7-Oct-14 1:46am

Yes, Build-> Configuration manager->Platform is x86.

Mukesh Pr@sad · Answer 3 · 2014-10-06T20:41:00

Solution 3

add this line to system.web
<identity impersonate="true" username="DomainName\xxxxx" password="xxxxx">

Posted 6-Oct-14 20:41pm

Mukesh Pr@sad

Updated 6-Oct-14 20:45pm

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kalaivanan from Bangalore, India 7-Oct-14 2:53am

Whether i need to system.web namespace.
no line is available.

Mukesh Pr@sad · Answer 4 · 2014-10-06T21:04:00

Solution 5

Please check the below link . It might help you

http://www.nullskull.com/q/10042218/vfpoledb1-provider-is-not-registered.aspx[^]

Posted 6-Oct-14 21:04pm

Mukesh Pr@sad

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CHill60 7-Oct-14 13:09pm

Instead of posting multiple solutions use the "improve solution" link. It's less confusing for readers