INF: VB .DEP Files not Available for SQL 7.0 Redistributable Components

ID: Q228940

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0

SUMMARY

Currently there are no dependency (.dep) files shipped with SQL Server 7.0 for the redistributable components (for example, dtspkg.dll, dtspump.dll, and so forth). So, if a customer is building and deploying Visual Basic applications using SQL Server 7.0 redistributable components, the dependency files have to be determined using utilities such as Dependency Walker (available with the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit). These files must then be added manually in the Visual Basic deployment wizard.

The file, Redist.txt, in the root directory of SQL Server 7.0 CD has more information on redistributable components that ship with SQL Server 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

A dependency (.dep) file contains information about the run-time requirements of an application or component. For example, the .dep file contains which files are needed, how they are to be registered, and where on the user's computer they should be installed. The Package and Deployment Wizard uses .dep files when it packages applications.

REFERENCES

Visual Basic Online Help, "Dependency Files"

For more information on dependency files, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q178354 INFO: Dependency Files and How Setup Wizard/PDW Use Them

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSQLServ700
Version : winnt:7.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo