Re: New DB2/400 Drivers Officially Released from Microsoft...

On 11/9/05, richard@xxxxxxxxxxx <richard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Apparently this driver requires SQL Server 2005 as well.   I just tried to
> install it.

I saw that also.  I dont follow.  What is the point of a DB driver
that can only be used on a server system?  Using sql server to connect
to another database seems similar to having server side cursors ...
ado.net discourages the use of server side cursors.

-Steve


>
> Not useful in a client environment unless it can be installed without SQL
> Server 2005.
>
> If I missed something, please let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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>
> message: 5
> date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:31:19 -0800
> from: "David Delisi" <daviddel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: New DB2/400 Drivers Officially Released from Microsoft...
>
> On Monday, Microsoft announced new drivers for DB2/400 as part of the
> Visual Studio 2005 product launch.
>
>
>
> The OLE DB Driver for DB2 supports connectivity over TCP/IP and can be
> considered a replacement for IBM Client Access. In this scenario, the
> customer does NOT need to license Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004
> which is how the drivers were traditionally distributed.  As always,
> test your applications before replacing any other technology to ensure
> 100% compatibility.  The drives are a free download.
>
>
>
> The driver supports IBM DB2 for OS/400 V5R1 and later to support an SNA
> LU6.2 or TCP/IP network connection.
>
>
>
> Here is the link:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D09C1D60-A13C-4
> 479-9B91-9E8B9D835CDC&displaylang=en
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