64-bit Lazarus on Windows 7 not finding ntwdblib.dll
lazarus / 16-Databases

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spitofland · 2010-04-30 12:35

I'm running the 64-bit lazarus (0.9.28.2 beta) on a 64-bit Windows 7
machine. I'm trying to use Zeos to access an MSSQL database. When I
try to connect to the database I get the error "None of the dynamic
libraries can be found: ntwdblib.dll". I placed ntwdblib.dll in the
System folder, the System32 folder, and even the SysWOW64 folder. I
even placed it in the folder with my project and told the compiler to
link to libraries in those folders. Does anyone have any ideas why the
compiler refuses to find this file or how to fix it?
Oh, I'm using the latest versions of Zeos. (As of April 30, 2010)

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spitofland · 2010-05-03 19:03

I finally found the source of the error, but am still trying to solve
the problem. It appears that FPC 2.2.4 for 64-bit windows has a bug
that is causing my problem with libraries. I am trying to update the
compiler and have been trying all day. The newer IDE's (0.9.29+) do
not appear to be stable in 64-bit (or I just found other problems) and
I'm having trouble installing the newer compiler under the same IDE.
How can I update the FPC while using the same IDE? It should be easy,
but I'm having a lot of trouble.

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spitofland · 2010-05-03 19:20

I found help updating the compiler:
http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,9105.msg44376.html#m
sg44376

But, this did not create a make.exe file. Since that is an
installation problem, I will ask for help under that section.