Access to Legacy Applications and Data

Step 1: Configuring the Data Provider

To develop an application using the data provider, you must utilize the following system requirements:

• Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Professional.
• IIS 5.0 or later. This includes Microsoft® Data Access Components 2.1 (MDAC 2.1) supported by the data provider.
• Microsoft® Windows® Client for Microsoft® SNA Server or SNA Server 4.0. Configure it so that it connects to SNA Server 4.0 SP2.

Additionally, the following packages must be installed and configured:

• Microsoft OLE DB provider for AS/400 and VSAM.
• Microsoft OLE DB provider for AS/400 and VSAM snap-in for Microsoft® Management Console (MMC). Configure the DDM service for the target host and PC locale. Optionally, configure the data sources if you are not passing the information through an ADO consumer application. Configure the mainframe data column description to OLE DB data type mappings.

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