16-bit ODBC Access 2.0 driver

[Kenneth R. Philp]

Hi,

Does anyone have a clue on how to set up an 16-bit ODBC Access 2.0 driver in
W98?

TIA

Kenneth

[david]

You need 16-bit ODBC before you can set up a 16-bit ODBC driver.
You get 16-bit ODBC with Access 2, so a full install of Access 2.0 would
be a good place to start.

To set up drivers, go to Start,Settings,Control Panel, ODBC
(You get an ODBC control panel applet just like the ODBC-32 applet)

16 bit ODBC drivers are used with 16 bit ODBC, which is used by
16 bit applications like Access 2.0. For 32 bit applications like A2K
you need 32 bit ODBC, 32 bit drivers. In may be difficult to find 32 bit
drivers for old file formats. Jet 3.x and Jet 4.x can read some old
formats,
like the Jet 2.x format. For other file types, 3rd party suppliers may be
able to provide 32 bit drivers.

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[Kenneth R. Philp]

Hi David,

Sounds good.

What if I need to deploy the 16-bit ODBC Drivers along with my application
which is a Borland application? Another VB app using Access2.0 database
should talk to my app via ODBC.

Can I deploy all the drivers and what are the names of those drivers?

Kenneth

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[david]

I don't follow.

If there is a VB app using Access 2.0, why should it
'talk' to your app using ODBC? Apps do not talk to
apps using Open DataBase Connectivity - they talk
to each other using COM / OLE.
If you have a Borland application that needs to
look in a A2.0 database why not make it a 32 bit
application? 32 Bit ODBC can read/write A2.0 db's
without any problem.

>Can I deploy all the drivers and what are the names of those drivers?

The drivers are the JET database engine, and you can deploy
the JET database engine with a MS application, including

>Another VB app using Access2.0 database

You can build ODBC drivers and applications using Borland C++
which will work with the Microsoft ODBC framework. The
Boraland equivilant might be BDE.

ODBC and the JET drivers come with microsoft office and with
the microsoft development tools. Here is a list from ODBC 1.0:

Microsoft ODBC Desktop Database Drivers Files
NOTE: The files on the distribution disk are compressed and must be
installed using the ODBC Installer.

Filename Destination Description
--------- ----------- -----------
_mssetup.exe N/A Setup command executor.
btrv110.dll <Windows\System> Btrieve ISAM DLL.
commdlg.dll <Windows\System> Common dialog boxes. This is a
file shipped with Windows
version 3.1.
ctl3d.dll <Windows> 3D-look DLL.
drvaccss.hlp <Windows\System> Microsoft Access driver help file.
drvbtrv.hlp <Windows\System> Btrieve driver help file.
drvdbase.hlp <Windows\System> dBase driver help file.
drvexcel.hlp <Windows\System> Microsoft Excel driver help file.
drvfox.hlp <Windows\System> Microsoft FoxPro driver help file.
drvpardx.hlp <Windows\System> Paradox driver help file.
drvtext.hlp <Windows\System> Text driver help file.
msjetdsp.dll <Windows\System> ISAM DLL dispatcher DLL.
odbc.dll <Windows\System> ODBC Driver Manager DLL.
odbc.inf N/A Setup disks information file.
odbcadm.exe <Windows\System> ODBC Administrator shell for Win3.0a.
odbcinst.dll <Windows\System> ODBC Installer & Control Panel device DLL.
odbcinst.hlp <Windows\System> ODBC Installer & Control Panel help file.
odbcstp.exe N/A Microsoft ODBC Desktop Database Drivers
second-level Setup executable.
pdx110.dll <Windows\System> Paradox version 3.5 ISAM DLL.
readme.txt N/A Microsoft ODBC Desktop Database
Drivers readme file (this file.)
Contains issues you should be
aware of.
red110.dll <Windows\System> Microsoft Access ISAM DLL.
redistr.txt N/A List of files that must be redistributed
with any of the Microsoft ODBC Desktop
Database Drivers. This file is referenced
by your license agreement.
setup.exe N/A Setup executable.
setup.lst N/A Setup initialization file.
simadmin.dll <Windows\System> Driver-specific setup DLL for all
Microsoft
ODBC Desktop Database Drivers.
simba.dll <Windows\System> Common query processor for all Microsoft
ODBC Desktop Database Drivers.
txtisam.dll <Windows\System> Text ISAM DLL.
ver.dll <Windows\System> Windows 3.1 version checking DLL.
winhelp.exe <Windows> Windows version 3.1 Help
executable.
winhelp.hlp <Windows> Windows version 3.1 Help
program Help file.
xbs110.dll <Windows\System> Microsoft FoxPro and dBASE ISAM DLL.
xlsisam.dll <Windows\System> Microsoft Excel ISAM DLL.

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