Dao350.dll unsupported under Windows 7
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From: Marc Henderson on 12 Nov 2009 21:01 Hi, In the MS Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 (Update: August 2009) found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx there's a section titled "Unsupported, But Supported and Compatible Updates or Upgrades are Available." In this section the files distributed with our app include dao350.dll, msjet35.dll, msjint35.dll, msjterr35.dll, msrd2x35.dll, and msrepl35.dll. The statement says compatible upgrades are available, but doesn't say where they can be found. I spent hours trying to find these updates on microsoft.com, but couldn't find a thing. I tried a variety of keyword combinations in my searches, but no luck. If anyone knows where to find these files (a URL would be nice) or what keywords to search for, it would really be appreciated. Also, is there an MS support forum for VB6 where I could ask this question ? The funny thing is the old dao350.dll, etc. seem to work well with our app on Win7 RC, but the word "unsupported" is a little discouraging. Thanks in advance for *any* help on this issue. Marc Henderson
From: Tony Toews [MVP] on 12 Nov 2009 21:12 Marc Henderson <genesis77Re-move-this(a)usa.com> wrote: >In the MS Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, >Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 (Update: August 2009) found at >http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx there's a section >titled "Unsupported, But Supported and Compatible Updates or Upgrades >are Available." In this section the files distributed with our app >include dao350.dll, msjet35.dll, msjint35.dll, msjterr35.dll, >msrd2x35.dll, and msrepl35.dll. Switch to using Jet 4.0. It is present on Windows 2000 through to Windows 7. As it is installed with the OS and updated as part of the OS updates you don't need to worry about installing it. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ For a free, convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/
From: Marc Henderson on 12 Nov 2009 21:51 "Tony Toews [MVP]" <ttoews(a)telusplanet.net> wrote: >Marc Henderson <genesis77Re-move-this(a)usa.com> wrote: > >>In the MS Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, >>Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 (Update: August 2009) found at >>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx there's a section >>titled "Unsupported, But Supported and Compatible Updates or Upgrades >>are Available." In this section the files distributed with our app >>include dao350.dll, msjet35.dll, msjint35.dll, msjterr35.dll, >>msrd2x35.dll, and msrepl35.dll. > >Switch to using Jet 4.0. It is present on Windows 2000 through to >Windows 7. As it is installed with the OS and updated as part of the >OS updates you don't need to worry about installing it. > >Tony Thanks for your quick response, Tony. The problem with switching to Jet 4.0 is that we have many customers now using our app with DAO 3.51 and we'd be letting them down if we switched at this point. Also, nobody on our staff is familiar with Jet 4.0. Would it mean that we'd have to change our code, e.g., for SQL queries ? One thing I thought of is switching to DAO 3.6, because it's distributed with Win7 and I seem to remember that there's a utility for converting from DAO 3.5 to 3.6. Do you happen to know if there is such a utility and whether it's distributable ? Of course the ideal solution would be to get the updated dao350.dll if it really exists. :) There must be some way to contact MS to ask questions like this. Marc
From: Nobody on 12 Nov 2009 22:57 I think you could update to DAO360.DLL, but I am not sure. Also, check these articles: MDAC version 2.6 and later do not contain Jet or Desktop ODBC drivers http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=271908 How to obtain the latest service pack for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239114 DAO360.DLL is listed in the above article. How to keep a Jet 4.0 database in top working condition in Access 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300216 HOW TO: Keep a Jet 3.x Database in Top Working Condition(Link came from the article above): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303519/
From: Tony Toews [MVP] on 12 Nov 2009 23:02
Marc Henderson <genesis77Re-move-this(a)usa.com> wrote: >>Switch to using Jet 4.0. It is present on Windows 2000 through to >>Windows 7. As it is installed with the OS and updated as part of the >>OS updates you don't need to worry about installing it. >> >>Tony > >Thanks for your quick response, Tony. The problem with switching to >Jet 4.0 is that we have many customers now using our app with DAO 3.51 >and we'd be letting them down if we switched at this point. Also, >nobody on our staff is familiar with Jet 4.0. Would it mean that we'd >have to change our code, e.g., for SQL queries ? How would that be letting down your customers? The changes should be transparent to your app. It's been a while but I don't recall any problems when moving from Access 97 to Access 2000. Do note though that my expertise is in Access. I'm not a VB expert although I'm learning. >One thing I thought of is switching to DAO 3.6, because it's >distributed with Win7 and I seem to remember that there's a utility >for converting from DAO 3.5 to 3.6. Do you happen to know if there is >such a utility and whether it's distributable ? No idea. And I don't think there's much of a conversion required other than removing the DAO 3.5 reference and putting in the DAO 3.6 reference. Obviously you'll need to test things out. Hmm, I forgot about Sandbox mode stuff. Do ensure you test with a bog standard user account in Windows to ensure none of the Sandbox settings affect you. I don't know if they would or not. How to configure Jet 4.0 to prevent unsafe functions from running in Access 2000 and Access 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239482 >Of course the ideal solution would be to get the updated dao350.dll if >it really exists. :) There must be some way to contact MS to ask >questions like this. The last one of which I'm aware is Jet 3.5 SP3 - msjet35.dll - 3.51.3328.0 Updated version of Microsoft Jet 3.5 available for download http://support.microsoft.com/kb/172733 The above is dated 1999. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ For a free, convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/ |