Error: Unhandled exception vfpole provider not registered

Scenario

Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Except has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

Exception Text System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation... The 'vfpoledb' provider is not registered on the local machine...

Cause

Solution

Log in to the computer as an administrator.
Select Windows Start, Control Panel, then Select Programs and Features.
Find and uninstall the following items, if present:
Engagement Manager Conversions
Microsoft Visual FoxPro OLE DB Provider
In Windows Explorer, go to the
C:\Program Files
folder. If the
CSIConvert
folder exists, rename it
CSIConvertOLD
.
Download and install
vfpoledb.exe
from the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Visual FoxPro 8.0 page of
Microsoft
's website.
important
The
vfpoledb.exe
file is not developed or maintained by
Thomson Reuters
. We provide access to this type of resource for your convenience, but we are not responsible for its accuracy. If you need additional assistance, please consult your qualified technician and/or the vendor who developed the resource.
In the installation wizard Welcome screen, select
Next
.
In the
License Agreement
screen, select
I accept the terms in the license agreement
, then
Next
.
Review the information in the
Readme Information
screen, then select
Next
.
In the
Destination Folder
screen, leave the default folder path as is, then select
Next
.
Select
Minimal
in the
Setup Type
screen, then
Next
.
Review the information on the
Ready to Install Program
screen, then select
Install
.
Take the following steps to install the Engagement Manager Conversion utility:
In
Engagement Manager
, select
Setup
, then
Downloads
.
Choose the
Caseware and ProSystem fx
conversion utility link.
Go to the
Engagement Manager Competitive Conversions.exe
file that you just downloaded.
Right-click the file and select
Run as administrator
from the context menu.
Select
Yes
when asked to allow the program to make changes to your computer, then follow the instructions to install the utility.
After the installation is complete, attempt the conversion again.
If the conversion succeeds, delete the
CSIConvertOLD
folder that you renamed in step 4.

During step 5, follow the steps below to ensure that
Visual FoxPro OLE DB Provider
is installed with local administrator permissions:
In the Windows Search bar, enter
cmd
.
In the list of programs, right-click
cmd
or
cmd.exe
and select
Run as administrator
from the context menu.
Select
Yes
to allow the program to make changes to your computer.
In the
Command
window, enter
cd c:<path to the VFPOLEDSetup.msi file>
and then press
Enter
.
Enter
VFPOLEDSetup.msi
and then press
Enter
to run the setup file.