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# RE: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K

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- Subject: RE: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K
- From: "Mark S Earley" <meglobal@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:00:38 -0500
- Cc: "1 Earley Mark bcc" <meglobalbcc@earthlink.net>
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- In-reply-to: <001601c1cab0$f3199740$2304a8c0@kclark>

The specific instructions I was looking for regarded how to complete the various options on the screens that appeared when I clicked on ADD an ODBC data source. It turns out that you do not set any of the options. I attached a set of instructions detailing each step to get the pre-election reports to run.

Mark

Mark S Earley

Support Services Specialist

Diebold Election Systems

850 422-2100 office/fax

850 322-3226 cell

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Ken Clark
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:03 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Cc: '1 Earley Mark bcc'
Subject: RE: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K

Mark,

Can you please outline the “specific instructions” you were seeking in your original post, for the next guy.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com] On Behalf Of Mark S Earley
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 6:57 AM
To: support@gesn.com
Cc: 1 Earley Mark bcc
Subject: RE: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K

The fix Dmitry suggested solved the problem, according to Okaloosa County. The only additional thing they did was to give it a name.

Mark

Mark S Earley

Support Services Specialist

Diebold Election Systems

850 422-2100 office/fax

850 322-3226 cell

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-support@gesn.com [mailto:owner-support@gesn.com]On Behalf Of Dmitry Papushin
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:32 PM
To: support@gesn.com
Subject: Re: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K

Mark,

Select Microsoft Access Driver (.mdb) and save the new DSN. I think it should fix the problem with Crystal reports.

Dmitry

----- Original Message -----

From: Mark S Earley

To: Support

Cc: 1 Earley Mark bcc

Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:52 AM

Subject: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K

Okaloosa County FL has a small election scheduled for this Tuesday. They are running GEMS 1.17.17 under Win 2000 and cannot get pre-election reports to work. It gives the following error when previewing or printing the reports:

Failed to connect to database

Error (527) - Error in File:

SQL server error.

The problem seems identical to the one reported by Cathi Smothers back in August 2001. Dmitry mentions a work around, “login as administrator on W2K machine and create a new System DSN under ODBC settings. After that Crystal reports will work without errors.” I also see mentioned a new GEMS install pack, but I cannot use it due to certification limitations.

I want to try the workaround, but I need specific instructions on how to setup and configure the new system DSN. I found the ODBC settings in Control Panel, and got to the System DSN tab. Clicking ADD button takes me to the select a driver for the data source screen.

· Do I select Microsoft Access Driver (.mdb) or SQL Server, or some other driver from the list.

· What do I do next?

As others have reported, I am able to print the pre-election reports on my laptop running Win 2K.

Mark

Mark S Earley

Support Services Specialist

Diebold Election Systems

850 422-2100 office/fax

850 322-3226 cell

Attachment: `Enabling GEMS PreElection Reports Win2K.doc`
Description: MS-Word document

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  - RE: Pre-Election Report Error Using 1-17-17 and Win2K
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