XL5: XLODBC.XLA Only Available for Intel Platform

 Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q134942
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0

SUMMARY

There are four different versions of Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0. Each version is designed to work on one of the following platforms: 

   Intel family (80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro)
   DEC Alpha
   MIPS
   PowerPC
The XLODBC.XLA file that is included with Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0, will only work on computers that use the Intel family of processors. XLODBC.XLA will not work on DEC Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC-based computers.

MORE INFORMATION

The XLODBC.XLA add-in allows you to write Visual Basic for Applications code that communicates directly with ODBC drivers. Only the Intel-specific version of Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0, includes 32-bit ODBC drivers; so, XLODBC.XLA is only available for use within that version of Microsoft Excel for Windows NT.

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, will run under Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0, but only on the Intel platform. Microsoft Excel 7.0 will NOT run under MIPS, DEC Alpha, or PowerPC-based computers running Windows NT.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: xlnt

Additional reference words: 5.00 5.00c power pc odbc add-in add in



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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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