INFO: Programmer's Guide to Using Index Server Provider in VC++

ID: Q184493

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Index Server, version 2.0
Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.1 SP2

SUMMARY

This article presents information that can be useful to anyone wanting to take advantage of the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) in a Visual C++ 5.0 ADO application to query Index Server 2.0. The following topics are discussed:

How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)

MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information

How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider

MORE INFORMATION

How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)

Index Server 2.0 and the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) ship with Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, available free for download at:

http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver

MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information

For more information on Index Server, refer to the Index Server documentation in Windows NT Option Pack documentation. The chapter "SQL Access to Index Server Data" is the best reference for SQL query syntax for Index Server.

How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider

To find articles on MSIDXS Provider in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) on the Web, connect to

http://msdn.microsoft.com/support/

First time users must register to use this site. On this site, in the "My Search Is About" box, select "OLE DB" as the product. Type your question in the "My Question Is" box, and then click Find.

To search for other Index Server articles, select "Index Server" as the product.

For the MSDN or other non-Web-based Knowledge Base search mechanisms, you can use the keyword oledbProvIndex, which is included in all articles on MSIDXS Provider.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184480 FILE: Idxadovc.exe Index Server, OLE DB & ADO in Visual C++

Additional query words: oledbProvIndex kbdse kbVC600 kbVC500 KbOLE

Keywords : kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpMDAC
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1 SP2; winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo