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FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

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Posted on by Bill Campbell

FRx Error as follows:

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FRx32.OFSIMain.CheckOFSIConnection

8900: FRx is unable to establish a connection to the general ledger. Verify that GPConn.dll exists on your computer, and that it is registered.

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I know that I have seen this 'general' error message in the past, but the GPConn.dll is a new twist.

I tried to register the DLL with regsrv but that did not work - might be the wrong way to do that - so that could be error 1.

Of note, this message is received by all users on 1 workstation only - that list of users includes SA

Thanks for your assistance.

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Redbeard 12,931 on at

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

I recently saw a similar error at a client who is still using GP 10 and FRx 6.7. The cause turned out to be the System DSN (ODBC source) on the problem machine was named differently than the data sources on other machines (DynamicsGP vs. Dynamics GP). Since the Company information configuration is stored at the server level, all data sources must match, as this is what's referenced by FRx in the Company setup.

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Ok, I am working on renaming the ODBC in the FRx but I still get the message, after changing the name that the GPConn.dll is not registered?

Is there something I am missing?

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Bill -

If you have consistency in the naming of the ODBC data source, I would suggest trying a repair/reinstall of FRx on the workstation.

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Manikandan 2,845 on at

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Hi Bill,

Please copy GPConn.dll to AddIns folder also in the GP installation folder and try. Hope this would resolve your issue.

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

By doing that it fails to allow GP 2013 to run. It is trying to run the DLL as an application and it fails.

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Harry, I am at my wits end.

I have uninstalled FRx 6.7 (last service pack) and no change.

I have dragged the GPConn.dll over the Regsrv32 in the system folder - it is registered, but still not able to log into the FRx

I am stuck.

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Unfortunately, FRx is not supported with GP2013. Others may be able to assist with getting it working but Microsoft cannot. The supported solution with GP2013 is Management Reporter:

mbs.microsoft.com/.../MROverview

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Bill Campbell 12 on at

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Yep, I know that MS is not supporting this - but that does not mean it should simply fail.

We had it running on the platform before we did the GP2013 install - so, what is different?

Hardware did not change - workstations before the update were Windows 8.1 Pro and workstations after the update were Windows 8.1 Pro

Frx worked before we installed GP2013 - we did not install anything for FRx on the workstation.

Now FRX is broken and I can not make a client who is pissed off any happy by telling them that Microsoft says well we dont support that application any more - update to another tool.

Not a pretty picture, not a happy idea. (not pissed at you - just at the situation in general)

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Bill -

Have you tried installing FRx using compatibility mode?

I have also had some luck virtualizing applications with VM Ware Thinapp, and was impressed with the technology and results.

www.vmware.com/.../thinapp

Thinapp can be used for Application Isolation, to eliminate application conflicts that can arise, like when GP 2013 installs an updated GPConn.dll or deletes your existing GPConn.dll during installation.

I really feel for you, and hope one of these recommendations pans out - I am more optimistic about Thinapp than I am about compatibility mode. I managed to run an unsupported version of software on new Win7 workstations, using Thinapp a few years back, after Microsoft summarily decommissioned XP, it bought me a lot of time to get the client upgraded smoothly.

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RE: FRx Fails to run - GPConn.dll error message

Bill,

One other thing came to mind after my last post. You might try making a separate ODBC data source for FRx. Create it using the classic approach to ODBC creation, we all used to use before GP did it for us during the install.

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