Microsoft KB Archive/184493

= INFO: Programmer's Guide to Using Index Server Provider in VC++ =

PSS ID Number: 184493

Article Last Modified on 10/19/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
 * Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
 * Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
 * Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
 * Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
 * Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Index Server 2.0
 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.0
 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.1
 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5
 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6

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This article was previously published under Q184493



SUMMARY
This article presents information that can be useful to anyone wanting to take advantage of the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) in a Visual C++ 5.0 ADO application to query Index Server 2.0. The following topics are discussed:
 * 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 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 the Index Server documentation in 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, connect to

http://msdn.microsoft.com/support/

On this site, select "OLE DB" as the product. To search for other Index Server articles, select "Index Server" 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.

