BUG: Configuring a Data Link for OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM Fails

• Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2, version 4.0 SP2
• Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM, version 4.0 SP2

SYMPTOMS

If you install SNA Server or Client 4.0 Service Pack 2 with only the Microsoft OLE DB provider for AS/400 and VSAM selected and not the Microsoft OLE DB provider for DB2, and you configure a new Microsoft data link to use the Microsoft OLE DB provider for AS/400 and VSAM, you may receive the following error message:

Could not find the OLE DB DB2 Provider. You may need to run MDAC Setup again."

WORKAROUND

To configure data sources for OLE DB provider for AS/400 and VSAM using the data links, install the OLE DB provider for DB2, even if you don't otherwise need this provider.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: Mainframe OS/390 OS/400 ODBC DB2OLEDB

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Version           : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: June 30, 1999