Microsoft KB Archive/236818

= VSE Support for OLE DB to DB2/ODBC =

Article ID: 236818

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q236818



SUMMARY
Currently, the OLE DB provider for DB2 does not support ODBC connections to VSE mainframe environments. Also, support is not available for SQL/DS - DB2/VM. An excerpt from the Readme file (located on the SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 CD) states:

9.5.5 DB2 for VM and VSE

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OLE DB Provider for DB2 and ODBC Driver for DB2 have not been tested with SQL/DS - DB2/VM or DB2/VSE. These platforms are not supported with this release of the OLE DB Provider and ODBC Driver.

For more information on Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 limitations, please see the section about programming considerations using OLE DB Provider for DB2 in the SNA Server SDK online documentation.



MORE INFORMATION
Although OLE DB does not currently support VSE environments, the StarSQL driver included with SNA Server 4.0 and SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 1 does support the VSE version 3.3 or later. An excerpt from the Odbcreadme.txt file (located on the SNA server 4.0 Service Pack 1 CD) states: HOST DATABASES

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StarSQL can connect to any of the following host databases:


 * DB2 MVS (DB2 for OS/390) 2.3 and later
 * SQL/DS (DB2 for VM and VSE) v3.3 and later
 * DB2/400 (OS/400 v2r2 and later)
 * DB2 Common Server (Universal Database) for UNIX, OS/2, and Windows NT 2.1 and later

Also, after you install the StarSQL driver with SNA server 4.0 or 4.0 Service Pack 1, updating to Service Pack 2 or later service packs does not remove the installed StarSQL driver. Therefore, it is still possible to continue to apply service packs to SNA Server 4.0 and maintain the latest service level.

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