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Q224311: SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 Upgrades MDAC To Version 2.1

Article: Q224311
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbActiveX _IK_kbATM
Last Modified: 01-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0SP2 
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SUMMARY
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Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 includes an upgrade for MDAC
components. MDAC is automatically upgraded from version 1.5 to version 2.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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Both Microsoft SNA Server and COMTI have been tested with MDAC 2.1. These
products are not supported with earlier versions of MDAC.

REFERENCES
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It is possible to maintain binary compatibility in ADO components created with
MDAC version 1.5 and 2.1. The following Knowledge Base articles discuss these
issues:

  Q195049 Maintain Binary Compatibility in Components Exposing ADO

  Q201580 ADO 2.0 and ADO 2.1 Binary Compatibliity

  Q201576 ADO 2.1 Ships With An ADO 2.0 Type Library

Non-fatal messages are returned to the client with ADO 2.0 and higher that were
not returned with earlier versions of ADO. These messages are discussed in the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

  Q197459 PRB: ADO 2.0 Returns Connection Messages to Browser

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbActiveX _IK_kbATM 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0SP2
Issue type        : kbinfo

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