RE: ODBC Test - help files missing

Ming

thanks. I've found Windows Data Access Components SDK (6.0). Is that what
you mean?

So, just to confirm, to write a simple C++ application to access a database
I have to downloaded and install the following:

1. Visual C++ 2005 Express
2. Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Platform SDK
3. Windows Data Access Components SDK

Someone on a forum also recommended I download the new .NET Framework as
well and use ADO.NET instead of MFC. Is this a good idea?

All I want to do is write a simple console application that crunches some
data and accesses a MS Access database. Could you please advise whether I am
going down the right route here and whether I have installed ALL the
necessary components to do this task.

thanks for your help,
Bill.



"Pak-Ming Cheung [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Bill,

In the mean time, please download the Microsoft Data Access SDK.

Ming.
MDAC Team, Microsoft.


"Bill Tubbs" wrote:

MIng

thanks, but I don't have that directory. I got ODBCtest.exe from the PSDK
for Windows Server 2003 R2, not Microsoft Data Access SDK 2.8. It is in this
directory and there is no odbctest.chm file (I searched for it):

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\Bin

Was I supposed to download SDK 2.8?

Bill.

"Pak-Ming Cheung [MSFT]" wrote:

The link of the help file may be incorrect. This will be fixed later.

In the mean time, you may use the file from the location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Data Access SDK 2.8\Tools\odbctest.chm
[The exact location depends on your MDAC SDK installation path]

Ming.
MDAC Team, Microsoft.




"Bill Tubbs" wrote:

Hi

I am new to Visual C++ and trying to write some code that uses an ODBC data
connection. The Platform SDK installation instructions recommend using ODBC
Test to test my data connection. I opened the application but there are no
help files.

The help file '..\HELP\ODBCTEST.CHM' could not be loaded.

I've searched the internet and can't find a download of this help file. I
noticed other people have had this problem as far back as 2002.

Bill.
.

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