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QSqlite driver does not load

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    danks_
    wrote on last edited by danks_
    #3

    I'm having the same problem... Whenever I try to open a database it just ends up like this:
    QSqlDatabase(driver="QSQLITE", database="", host="", port=-1, user="", open=true) true

    This means that everytime I try to use QSqlQuery, I get the following error(s):
    QSqlQuery::prepare: database not open
    QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded")

    This is how my connection looks like:

     static bool createConnection(QString dbName) {
        QSqlDatabase dbLotto = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE", dbName);
        dbLotto.open();
        qDebug()<< dbLotto <<dbLotto.isOpen();
        if (!dbLotto.open()) {
            return false;
        } else {
            return true; 
        }
    }
    

    and it's being called like so:

    if(!createConnection("C:\\LottoNCA\\SZ10.sqlite")){
        ...
    }
    

    Error persists even is I set it to be C:/LottoNCA/SZ10.sqlite. Just like OP mentioned, if the file doesn't exist, it should create one at the very least. The file gets created, but it doesn't connect to it?

    Edit: When using db.setDatabaseName (File Path); the following occurs

    error: 'class QSqlDatabase' has no member named 'setDatabaseName'
    
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      mrjj
      Lifetime Qt Champion
      wrote on last edited by mrjj
      #4

      I had the same issue too, i made mine work by

      create a folder in my deploy folder
      called "sqldrivers"
      with these files in it
      qsqlite.dll
      qsqlited.dll

      and also
      Qt5Sqld.dll
      in the root of the deploy folder. (where my exe is)

      Directory of F:\dropbox\Time\Klok\Tools
      05-05-2015 15:05 <DIR> sqldrivers<-------------------------
      09-12-2014 20:21 10.397.296 icudt52.dll
      14-09-2014 03:28 1.798.656 icuin52.dll
      14-09-2014 03:28 1.304.064 icuuc52.dll
      07-03-2014 20:56 117.262 libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
      07-03-2014 20:56 970.766 libstdc++-6.dll
      07-03-2014 20:56 48.640 libwinpthread-1.dll
      10-03-2015 13:52 1.449.613 mpreader.exe
      20-10-2014 08:55 77.428.646 Qt5Cored.dll
      11-09-2014 15:36 5.156.192 Qt5Sqld.dll<-----------------------

      I got the same error "not loaded" running prepare so I hope it solves yours too.

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        Leonardo
        wrote on last edited by
        #5

        "qsqlited" and "Qt5Sqld" are only required when building in debug mode. That's what the "d" stands for. When building in release mode, you should use "qsqlite" and "Qt5Sql".

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        • L Leonardo

          "qsqlited" and "Qt5Sqld" are only required when building in debug mode. That's what the "d" stands for. When building in release mode, you should use "qsqlite" and "Qt5Sql".

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
          wrote on last edited by
          #6

          @Leonardo
          Yes, should be the -d version. thank you for catching. i used the folder to test standalone also even in debug builds.

          After reading OPs post more carefully , it seems the only difference is
          Qt5Sql.dll vs libsqlite3-0

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          • mrjjM mrjj

            @Leonardo
            Yes, should be the -d version. thank you for catching. i used the folder to test standalone also even in debug builds.

            After reading OPs post more carefully , it seems the only difference is
            Qt5Sql.dll vs libsqlite3-0

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            danks_
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            #7

            @mrjj I'm running it from inside QT, the file is located here:
            Documents\build-LNCA-Desktop_Qt_5_5_0_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug

            So I created the folder
            Documents\build-LNCA-Desktop_Qt_5_5_0_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug\sqldrivers

            and added qsqlite.dll (and d.dll), and added Qt5Sql.dll (and d.dll), error persists,.

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              @mrjj I'm running it from inside QT, the file is located here:
              Documents\build-LNCA-Desktop_Qt_5_5_0_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug

              So I created the folder
              Documents\build-LNCA-Desktop_Qt_5_5_0_MinGW_32bit-Debug\debug\sqldrivers

              and added qsqlite.dll (and d.dll), and added Qt5Sql.dll (and d.dll), error persists,.

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              mrjj
              Lifetime Qt Champion
              wrote on last edited by
              #8

              @danks_
              Damn, so even it sounded the same, the fix was not. You seems to copy files to correct/same place.

              Well, then I think Leonardos suggestion is pretty good, try to use the deployment tool and see if
              copy some extra dlls.

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                @danks_
                Damn, so even it sounded the same, the fix was not. You seems to copy files to correct/same place.

                Well, then I think Leonardos suggestion is pretty good, try to use the deployment tool and see if
                copy some extra dlls.

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                danks_
                wrote on last edited by
                #9

                @mrjj
                I moved all the files and used Release this time, instead of debug

                Running from C:\LottoNCA\LNCA\Release\release
                all needed .dlls are there (sqldrivers folder present as well)

                Error persists :c

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                  @mrjj
                  I moved all the files and used Release this time, instead of debug

                  Running from C:\LottoNCA\LNCA\Release\release
                  all needed .dlls are there (sqldrivers folder present as well)

                  Error persists :c

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                  mrjj
                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #10

                  @danks_
                  :(
                  if you
                  qDebug() << QSqlDatabase::drivers();

                  it does list sqlite?

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @danks_
                    :(
                    if you
                    qDebug() << QSqlDatabase::drivers();

                    it does list sqlite?

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                    danks_
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #11

                    @mrjj
                    ("QSQLITE", "QMYSQL", "QMYSQL3", "QODBC", "QODBC3", "QPSQL", "QPSQL7") is what I see, but I guess it's because I'm running from inside Qt

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                      @mrjj
                      ("QSQLITE", "QMYSQL", "QMYSQL3", "QODBC", "QODBC3", "QPSQL", "QPSQL7") is what I see, but I guess it's because I'm running from inside Qt

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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on last edited by mrjj
                      #12

                      @danks_ do you get same list from if you run it standalone ?
                      I get only "QSQLITE" as expected.

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        @danks_ do you get same list from if you run it standalone ?
                        I get only "QSQLITE" as expected.

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                        danks_
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #13

                        @mrjj Weirdly, I do get the same list from standalone...

                        I wasn't sure about how to get the list from standalone, since standalone doesn't show qDebug, so I did the following:

                         QStringList testStr;
                         testStr << QSqlDatabase::drivers();
                         QString str = testStr.join("");
                         str = testStr.join(",");
                         QMessageBox boxQry;
                                    boxQry.setText(str);
                                    boxQry.exec();
                        

                        Standalone folder only has sqlite.dll inside of sqldrivers folder, I'm really confused now.

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                          @mrjj Weirdly, I do get the same list from standalone...

                          I wasn't sure about how to get the list from standalone, since standalone doesn't show qDebug, so I did the following:

                           QStringList testStr;
                           testStr << QSqlDatabase::drivers();
                           QString str = testStr.join("");
                           str = testStr.join(",");
                           QMessageBox boxQry;
                                      boxQry.setText(str);
                                      boxQry.exec();
                          

                          Standalone folder only has sqlite.dll inside of sqldrivers folder, I'm really confused now.

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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #14

                          @danks_
                          oh so it list all drivers even it should only see the lite one.
                          That is not what I would expect.

                          I also checked in release build and still only got QSQLITE.

                          Also I wonder a bit about
                          db.setDatabaseName (File Path); error as I use that call.

                          db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase ( "QSQLITE" );
                              db.setDatabaseName ( DBPath );        
                              if ( db.open() )  ...
                          

                          Also Im using qt 5.4 so I wonder if setDatabaseName was dropped.

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            @danks_
                            oh so it list all drivers even it should only see the lite one.
                            That is not what I would expect.

                            I also checked in release build and still only got QSQLITE.

                            Also I wonder a bit about
                            db.setDatabaseName (File Path); error as I use that call.

                            db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase ( "QSQLITE" );
                                db.setDatabaseName ( DBPath );        
                                if ( db.open() )  ...
                            

                            Also Im using qt 5.4 so I wonder if setDatabaseName was dropped.

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                            danks_
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #15

                            @mrjj
                            Maybe I should go to 5.4 and try my luck :)
                            I guess I'll let you know, thanks a lot for your help!

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                              @mrjj
                              Maybe I should go to 5.4 and try my luck :)
                              I guess I'll let you know, thanks a lot for your help!

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                              mrjj
                              Lifetime Qt Champion
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #16

                              @danks_
                              Well, there is no reason it should not work in 5_5. but could be fun to test 5.4 just to see.
                              tomorrow I will try 5_5 in virtual machine. I was planning to upgrade :)

                              You are most welcome. Sadly we did not find a fix.

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                              • mrjjM mrjj

                                @danks_
                                Well, there is no reason it should not work in 5_5. but could be fun to test 5.4 just to see.
                                tomorrow I will try 5_5 in virtual machine. I was planning to upgrade :)

                                You are most welcome. Sadly we did not find a fix.

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                                danks_
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #17

                                @mrjj It's all about learning, maybe someone will post a solution sometime :) if 5.4 gets it done, there's no real downside for me haha

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                                  @mrjj It's all about learning, maybe someone will post a solution sometime :) if 5.4 gets it done, there's no real downside for me haha

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                                  mrjj
                                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #18

                                  @danks_
                                  Absolutely. Yeah if we are lucky someone will show us the light tomorrow :)
                                  I have this feeling it is something very simple.

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                                    @danks_
                                    Absolutely. Yeah if we are lucky someone will show us the light tomorrow :)
                                    I have this feeling it is something very simple.

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                                    danks_
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #19

                                    @mrjj 5.4 worked flawlessly, maybe a bug to be reported? :p

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                                      @mrjj 5.4 worked flawlessly, maybe a bug to be reported? :p

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                                      mrjj
                                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                                      wrote on last edited by mrjj
                                      #20

                                      @danks_
                                      That is good to hear !
                                      Could also been some kind of setup problem with 5_5 but yeah it does
                                      seems like a bug.

                                      I will try with 5_5 and see it it fails for me too.

                                      update:
                                      Tested win pure 5_5 install
                                      It worked by copying the DLLs ! ?
                                      Even worked with no sub sqldrivers folder ...!
                                      (in the release folder)

                                      But when moved out of the virtual machines
                                      it did want the sqldrivers folder to work.

                                      So the current version of 5.5 via the online installer does seems to work in regards to sql.?!

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