Microsoft KB Archive/184736

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual Basic Standard and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

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SUMMARY
This article contains information about using the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) in a Visual Basic 5.0 ADO application to query Index Server 2.0, including:


 * How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS).
 * MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information.
 * How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider.

How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)
Index Server 2.0 and the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) ship with the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, available free for download at:

"http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver"

MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information
For more information on Index Server, refer to Index Server documentation in the Windows NT Option Pack documentation. The chapter "SQL Access to Index Server Data" is the best reference for SQL query syntax for Index Server.

How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider
To find articles on MSIDXS Provider in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) on the Web, go to:

"http://support.microsoft.com/support/"

First time users will have to register to use this site. Once there, select "Support Online" to search the Knowledge Base. From there, choose "OLE DB" as the product.

For the MSDN or other non-Web-based Knowledge Base search mechanisms, you can use the keyword oledbProvIndex, which is included in all articles on MSIDXS Provider.

To search for other Index Server articles, select "Index Server" as the product.