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Recipe 10.16 Listing InstalledODBCDrivers
Problem
You need a list of the ODBCdriversinstalled on the computer running your code.
Solution
Consult the registry.
The sample code uses the Microsoft.Win32.Registry class to display a list of all installed
ODBC drivers.
The C# code is shown in Example 10-17
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Example 10-17. File: OdbcDriversForm.cs
// Namespaces, variables, and constants
using System;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Win32;
// . . .
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder( );
// Get the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC
Drivers key.
RegistryKey keyLocalMachine =
Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC
Drivers", false);
string[] valueNames = keyLocalMachine.GetValueNames( );
for(int i = 0; i < valueNames.Length; i++)
result.Append(valueNames[i] + Environment.NewLine);
resultTextBox.Text = result.ToString( );
Discussion
The .NET Framework classes that manipulate the registry are found in the
Microsoft.Win32 namespace. The registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\ODBC Drivers
contains a value name for each installedODBC driver.
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. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE ODBC ODBCINST.INI ODBC
Drivers key.
RegistryKey keyLocalMachine =
Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE ODBC ODBCINST.INI ODBC
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Recipe 10.16 Listing Installed ODBC Drivers
Problem
You need a list of the ODBC drivers installed on the computer running your