Microsoft KB Archive/135239

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How to Get the ODBC Version 2.5 Components

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Q135239

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, version 2.5

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SUMMARY
This article discusses what is included in the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) version 2.5 components and how to get them.

MORE INFORMATION
ODBC version 2.5 has some very useful additional features over ODBC version 2.10. These include system level data sources, capability to uninstall installed ODBC components, and new and modified installer functions. Version 2.5 is supported on Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. ODBC version 2.5 does not contain any 16-bit components and will not be supported on RISC platforms. You should use ODBC version 2.10 in these cases.

ODBC version 2.5 contains the following components:

  COMPONENT                 FILENAME -

Driver Manager           ODBC32.DLL

Installer                ODBCCP32.DLL ODBCCP32.CPL

Cursor Library           ODBCCR32.DLL

Language Library         ODBCINT.DLL

Administrator            ODBCAD32.EXE

Thunking Files           DS32GT.DLL ODBC16GT.DLL ODBC32GT.DLL

Installer Help           ODBCINST.HLP ODBCINST.CNT

Header Files             ODBCINST.H                             SQL.H                             SQLEXT.H                             SQLTYPES.H

Lib Files                ODBC32.LIB ODBCCP32.LIB

ODBC Test                ODBCTE32.EXE GTRTST32.DLL QUIKTEST.DLL

ODBC version 2.5 also uses the thunking file DS16GT.DLL that was included in the ODBC 2.10 Software Development Kit (SDK). It is not included in the ODBC version 2.5 file list, so it should be retained from the ODBC version 2.10 SDK. Note that on Windows 95, a 32-bit multithreaded driver will not work when a 16-bit application tries to use it. A 32-bit multithreaded driver will work, on the other hand, with a 32-bit application. The restriction on 16-bit applications occurs because Windows 95 does not support multiple threads within a 16-bit process space.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

"ODBC25.EXE" For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words: ODBC25 2.50 visual c++ mfc sdk

Keywords : kbfile kbGrpVCDB kbDSupport

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