MySQL ODBC Connector / Driver Fix

Filed under: Development,Windows by escher on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 @ 2:56 pm
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Apparently there is an issue with FileMaker installations.  Filemaker ends up borking the Windows Registry so that later installed ODBC Drivers don’t load.  This means when you install the MySQL ODBC Connector/Driver, it will not show up in the ODBC Driver list.
 
The issue is caused by a misplaced (default) registry value.  The easiest way to fix it is to delete the default value, as it does not need to be set.  Other’s have suggested exporting the whole key, to a .reg then deleting the key, removing the @=”" from the backed up registry file, and then re-installing the key.
 
or you can just run the following .reg file:
 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers]
@=-

I Love SciTE

Filed under: Development by escher on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
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Seriously… I’ve been using it for a few years now, and it has completely replaced TextPad as my editor of choice, which previously replaced the behemoth which is now UltraEdit. It does everything that i need, and a couple javascripts add any functionality i need that’s not already implemented. Most importantly it’s ultra light weight, and fast. There are also other scintilla based text editors. Other people recommend NotePad++ and Programmers Notepad 2, but i prefer the bare bones SciTE.
 
behold!!!!
scite session

CodeGuru – ATL/WTL Examples

Filed under: Development by escher on Thursday, January 29, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
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Love this site – Codeguru – it has a million Windows ATL/WTL Examples.

Free C++ Books

Filed under: Development by escher on Thursday, January 29, 2009 @ 11:37 am
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I really needed some decent C++ References, and found this site. It links to a bunch of Free C++ Books.
Jackpot! – http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/cppbooks.html

This is exactly what i was looking for: Bruce Eckel – Thinking in C++ 2nd Edition

Thinking in C++ Volume 1

Thinking in C++ Volume 1