Re: MDAC 2.1 and SQL Server 2000

From: William \(Bill\) Vaughn (billvaRemoveThis_at_nwlink.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:57:54 -0700

MDAC 2.1 is fraught with problems. Memory leaks, and a bevy of other issues.
Yes, there are "issues" galore. 

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"Phil" <phil_george@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have to deploy an ADO application onto an NT4 SP6 box that has
> MDAC2.1 installed.   I'm not allowed to upgrade the version of MDAC.
>
> The database is running in SQL Server 2000 unfortunately.  (Yes, I
> know this prefers MDAC2.5 or above).
>
> Does anyone know if there will be any compatibility problems between
> MDAC2.1 and SQL Server 2000?
>
> Thanks
> Phil

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