FIX: ODBC CAB File Does Not Install 16-bit ODBC Files

Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
Article ID: Q167947

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 97

SYMPTOMS

Applications that use 16-bit ODBC drivers fail to connect.

CAUSE

The ODBC CAB file did not include the 16-bit ODBC driver files.

RESOLUTION

The CAB file has been updated to include all of the 16-bit ODBC driver files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170365
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

Keywords          : vb5all VB5FixlistSP1 VBKBDB VBKBODBC VS97FixlistSP3 VS97FixlistSP2 VS97FixlistSP1 VB5FixlistSP2
Version           : 5.0 97
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
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