Installing MFC Database Support

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When you run Setup for Visual C++, you can choose whether or not to install database components:

• If you do install database components, you can select any ODBC drivers you need.
  
  
• If you are working with ODBC data sources, you might need ODBC drivers regardless of whether you plan to use DAO or ODBC.
  
  
• If you select any drivers, they are installed on your hard disk, along with the ODBC driver manager and the ODBC administrator program.

In addition, Setup installs necessary components from the DAO software development kit (SDK). This includes help files, which are not integrated with this documentation.

ODBC Drivers Installed

If you select a Typical Installation, Setup installs the following ODBC drivers:

• Microsoft FoxPro
  
  
• Microsoft Access
  
  
• dBASE
  
  
• Microsoft SQL Server

If you select a Custom Installation, you can also install the following additional ODBC drivers:

• Text files
  
  
• Paradox
  
  
• Microsoft Excel

See the article ODBC Driver List for a list of ODBC drivers included in this version of Visual C++ and for information about obtaining additional drivers.

DAO SDK Components Installed

The following components of the DAO SDK are installed by default:

• Microsoft Jet (3.x MDB)
  
  
• Microsoft Jet (1.x, 2.x)
  
  
• All of the database formats listed under What Databases Can I Access with DAO and ODBC

If you wish to install other DAO SDK components, such as the DAO SDK C++ classes, example files, or the Windows Help version of the DAO Help file, run \DAOSDK\Disk1\Setup.exe on the Visual C++ CD.

ODBC SDK Components Installed

Visual C++ includes many key ODBC components, including the required header files, libraries, DLLs, and tools. These include the ODBC Administrator control panel application, which you use to configure ODBC data sources, and the ODBC Driver Manager. Also included are ODBC drivers for many popular DBMSs, as listed in ODBC Drivers Installed.

The ODBC SDK, which gives you additional information and tools for writing and testing ODBC drivers, is available on the MSDN Library CD. Note that the ODBC SDK is no longer included on the Visual C++ CD.