ID: Q141796
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Jet is the default database engine for Visual Basic as well as other Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Project, and Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). Which version of Jet you are using can be unclear because Visual Basic and other applications using Jet are continually being updated. The tables and explanations in this article are intended to help you identify the version and components of Jet that you are using for the given application.
This table displays which version of Jet is shipped with each of the following products.
Application Microsoft JET version
Microsoft Access 1.0 1.0
Microsoft Access 1.1 1.1
Microsoft Access 2.0 2.0
Microsoft Access 2.0 2.5 with Microsoft Access Service Pack
Microsoft Access 7.0 3.0
Microsoft Access 97 3.5
Visual Basic 3.0 1.1
Visual Basic 3.0 2.0 with Visual Basic Compatibility Layer
Visual Basic 3.0 2.5 with Microsoft Access Service Pack
Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit 2.5
Visual Basic 4.0 32-bit 3.0
Visual Basic 5.0 32-bit 3.5
Microsoft Excel 7.0 3.0
Microsoft Excel 97 3.5
Microsoft Project 2.0
Microsoft Foundation Classes 3.0
With each new version of Microsoft Jet, enhancements in functionality and changes to the structure of the database file cause problems with backward compatibility. Wherever possible, efforts have been made to ensure an easy migration path among versions. However, incompatibilities do exist. The following table illustrates how database files and objects can be used among different versions of Microsoft Jet.
Jet Version
1.0 1.1 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.51
MDB Version 1.0 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1.1 N Y Y Y Y Y Y
2.0 N N Y Y Y Y Y
2.5 N N N Y Y Y Y
3.0 N N N N Y Y Y
3.5 N N N N N Y Y
3.51 N N N N N N Y
Notice that Visual Basic 3.0 is capable of using three different versions of Jet each requiring a separate set of dynamic link libraries (.dlls). This can cause problems when your Visual Basic application expects to use Jet 2.0 for example, and then another Visual Basic application using an earlier version of Jet gets installed on the same system replacing some of the version 2.0 .dlls with version 1.1. Typically the problem .dll in this situation is VBDB300.DLL because it determines which version of the Jet engine will be used.
The following table should help you solve any version conflicts and help you identify the version of Jet you are using. You may use the Wps.exe utility shipped with Visual Basic to find out which version of Jet you currently have loaded in memory. Wps.exe is located in the \VB\CDK directory of Visual Basic 3.0 Professional, and in \TOOLS\PSS directory of the Visual Basic 4.0 CD. Pay special attention to the version information obtained from File Manager (File, Properties) in Visual Basic 3.0, and Microsoft System Info. in Visual Basic 4.0 32-bit.
The following files are required by Visual Basic to use the Jet Database Engine:
Jet Version File Version Description
1.1 VBDB300.DLL 3.00.0528 VB/JET support
MSAES110.DLL 1.10.0000 Expression services
MSAJT110.DLL 1.10.0001 Jet 1.1 engine
XBS110.DLL 1.10.0002 External xBASE ISAM
BTRV110.DLL 1.10.0000 External Btrieve ISAM
PDX110.DLL 1.10.0000 External Paradox ISAM
2.0 (comlyr) VBDB300.DLL 3.00.0529 VB/JET support
MSAJT112.DLL 1.99.1605 Jet 2.x comp. loader
MSAJT200.DLL 2.00.0000 Jet 2.0 engine
XBS200.DLL 2.00.0000 External xBASE ISAM
BTRV200.DLL 2.00.0000 External Btrieve ISAM
PDX200.DLL 2.00.0000 External Paradox ISAM
2.5 (accsvc) VBDB300.DLL 3.00.0529 VB/JET support
MSAJT112.DLL 1.99.1605 Jet 2.x comp loader
MSAJT200.DLL 2.50.1606 Jet 2.5 engine
MSJETERR.DLL 2.50.1108 Error services
MSJETINT.DLL 2.50.1108 International
XBS200.DLL 2.50.1108 External xBASE ISAM
BTRV200.DLL 2.50.1108 External Btrieve ISAM
PDX200.DLL 2.50.1108 External Paradox ISAM
2.5 (VB4 16) VBDB16.DLL 4.00.2422 VB/JET support
MSAJT200.DLL 2.50.1606 Jet 2.5 engine
MSJETERR.DLL 2.50.1111 Error services
MSJETINT.DLL 2.50.1111 International
XBS200.DLL 2.50.1117 External xBASE ISAM
BTRV200.DLL 2.50.1117 External Btrieve ISAM
PDX200.DLL 2.50.1117 External Paradox ISAM
MSXL2016.DLL 2.50.1117 External Excel ISAM
MSTX2016.DLL 2.50.1117 External Text ISAM
3.0 MSJT3032.DLL 3.0.0.2118 Jet 3.0 engine
MSJINT32.DLL 3.0.0.2118 International
MSJTER32.DLL 3.0.0.2118 Error services
MSXL3032.DLL 3.0.0.2001 External Excel ISAM
MSRD2X32.DLL 3.0.0.2118 External Jet 2.0 ISAM
MSLT3032.DLL 3.0.0.2008 External Lotus ISAM
MSPX3032.DLL 3.0.0.2001 External Paradox ISAM
MSXB3032.DLL 3.0.0.2008 External xBASE ISAM
MSTX3032.DLL 3.0.0.2008 External Text ISAM
3.5 MSJET35.DLL 3.50.3602.4 Jet 3.5 engine
MSJTER35.DLL 3.50.3602.0 Error service
MSJINT35.DLL 3.50.3602.5 International
MSXBSE35.DLL 3.50.3428.0 External xBASE ISAM
MSEXCL35.DLL 3.50.3428.0 External Excel ISAM
MSTEXT35.DLL 3.50.3428.0 External Text ISAM
MSRD2X35.DLL 3.50.3602.0 External Jet 2.x ISAM
MSPDOX35.DLL 3.50.3428.0 External Paradox ISAM
MSLTUS35.DLL 3.50.3428.0 External Lotus ISAM
3.51 (SR-1) MSJET35.DLL 3.51.623.4 Jet 3.51 engine
MSJTER35.DLL 3.51.623.0 Error service
MSJINT35.DLL 3.51.623.0 International
MSXBSE35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External xBASE ISAM
MSEXCL35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External Excel ISAM
MSTEXT35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External Text ISAM
MSRD2X35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External Jet 2.x ISAM
MSPDOX35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External Paradox ISAM
MSLTUS35.DLL 3.50.3907.0 External Lotus ISAM
~ Comlyr.exe (size: 741798 bytes)
~ Accsvc.exe (size: 1968631 bytes)
ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from
Online Services
Microsoft Jet Database Engine Programmer's Guide, by Dan Haught and Jim Ferguson, Microsoft Press 1995
Keywords : kbprg kbsample kbVBp400 VB4WIN vbwin
Version : WINDOWS:3.0 4.0
Platform : NT WINDOWSLast Reviewed: January 30, 1998