INF: How to Get the ODBC version 2.5 Components

Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
Article ID: Q135239

2.50 WINDOWS kbref

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, version 2.5

SUMMARY

This article discusses what is included in the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) version 2.5 components and how to get them.

MORE INFORMATION

ODBC version 2.5 has some very useful additional features over ODBC version 2.10. These include system level data sources, capability to uninstall installed ODBC components, and new and modified installer functions. Version 2.5 is supported on Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. ODBC version 2.5 does not contain any 16-bit components and will not be supported on RISC platforms. You should use ODBC version 2.10 in these cases.

ODBC version 2.5 contains the following components:

   COMPONENT                 FILENAME
   ---------                 --------
   
   Driver Manager            ODBC32.DLL
   
   Installer                 ODBCCP32.DLL
                             ODBCCP32.CPL
   
   Cursor Library            ODBCCR32.DLL
   
   Language Library          ODBCINT.DLL
   
   Administrator             ODBCAD32.EXE
   
   Thunking Files            DS32GT.DLL
                             ODBC16GT.DLL
                             ODBC32GT.DLL
   
   Installer Help            ODBCINST.HLP
                             ODBCINST.CNT
   
   Header Files              ODBCINST.H
                             SQL.H
                             SQLEXT.H
                             SQLTYPES.H
   
   Lib Files                 ODBC32.LIB
                             ODBCCP32.LIB
   
   ODBC Test                 ODBCTE32.EXE
                             GTRTST32.DLL
                             QUIKTEST.DLL

ODBC version 2.5 also uses the thunking file DS16GT.DLL that was included in the ODBC 2.10 Software Development Kit (SDK). It is not included in the ODBC version 2.5 file list, so it should be retained from the ODBC version 2.10 SDK. Note that on Windows 95, a 32-bit multithreaded driver will not work when a 16-bit application tries to use it. A 32-bit multithreaded driver will work, on the other hand, with a 32-bit application. The restriction on 16-bit applications occurs because Windows 95 does not support multiple threads within a 16-bit process space.

ODBC 2.50 components can be obtained from the following sources:

You can find ODBC25.EXE (size: 456616 bytes) 
                       , a self-extracting file, on the following

services:

Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

      On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
      Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
      Enter kbfile ODBC25.EXE (size: 456616 bytes) 
                             , and click GO!
      Open the article, and click the button to download the file.

Internet (anonymous FTP)

      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
      Get ODBC25.EXE (size: 456616 bytes)

The Microsoft Network

      On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
      Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
      Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
      Find the appropriate product area.
      Locate and Download ODBC25.EXE.

Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

      Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download ODBC25.EXE (size: 456616 bytes)

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
               Services

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Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
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