INFO: ODBC Drivers That Are Compatible with MTS

ID: Q197815

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Transaction Server versions 1.0, 2.0

SUMMARY

The Help file that is included with Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) lists features that an ODBC driver should be able to support to ensure compatibility with MTS. However, specific ODBC drivers that should work with MTS are not listed. This article identifies which specific ODBC drivers are compatible with MTS.

MORE INFORMATION

ODBC Drivers Compatible with Microsoft Transaction Server

The following ODBC drivers are known to be compatible with MTS:

The latest Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver
The latest Microsoft Oracle ODBC Driver
The new IBM DB2 ODBC Driver
For more information about the new IBM DB2 driver, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
```
      ARTICLE-ID: Q197208
      TITLE     : INFO: IBM DB2 Driver Available for Use with MTS
```

ODBC Drivers Incompatible with Microsoft Transaction Server

The latest version of the Informix software development kit (SDK) includes the following two ODBC drivers:

Intersolv 3.10 ODBC Driver The Intersolv 3.10 driver is ODBC level 3 compliant, but it is not compatible with Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS).
Informix 2.8 CLI Driver The Informix CLI driver is ODBC level 2.5 compliant, but it also does not support MTS.

REFERENCES

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

For more information, visit the Web sites at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/com/

   http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/Basics/AppServices/default.asp

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

Additional query words: open database connectivity

Version           : WINNT:1.0,2.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: December 28, 1998