[ODBC-255] When C/ODBC is upgraded on Windows, allow existing data sources to be copied Created: 2019-06-06 Updated: 2019-07-23 Resolved: 2019-07-11 |
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| Status: | Closed |
| Project: | MariaDB Connector/ODBC |
| Component/s: | General |
| Affects Version/s: | 3.1.1 |
| Fix Version/s: | 3.1.2 |
| Type: | Task | Priority: | Major |
| Reporter: | Geoff Montee (Inactive) | Assignee: | Lawrin Novitsky |
| Resolution: | Fixed | Votes: | 0 |
| Labels: | None | ||
| Description |
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If a user upgrades to a new major release of MariaDB Connector/ODBC (e.g. MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.0 to MariaDB Connector/ODBC 3.1), then Driver Manager will consider the new version to be "different" driver. The user will have to recreate their existing data source in Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator. To save users from the hassle, it may be beneficial to implement a way to copy existing data sources when a user upgrades to a new major release of MariaDB Connector/ODBC. It should probably be optional. Maybe the MSI installer could ask the user if they wanted to copy existing data sources during the installation process. |
| Comments |
| Comment by Lawrin Novitsky [ 2019-07-23 ] |
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The last page of the installation dialog has a checkbox. If checked, after clicking the "Finish" button, installer will start utility, that will change all User DNS's, referencing old connector version, to reference the newly installed one. |