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Hello

I have setup a new test pc with my applications to test against our SQL
Server 7. When I run my program it tells me NTWDBLIB.DLL could no be found.
It exists on my development machine so I've copied it to the test machine
and it all works.

Where did this DLL come from in the first place ? I've tried the Microsoft
Data Access Components, but that didn't install it.

Would like to know as I will have to build it into my installation routines.
Also - is it free to distribute.

many thanks

Andrew

Andrew,

NTWDBLIB is the dll file which implements the Db Library programming
interface. I'm surprised that MDAC didn't install that....
Db Library is a dead API, btw. It is stuck on 6.5 level, so dblib apps
cannot take advantage of some of the features in version 7 (Unicode, for
instance).

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Tibor Karaszi
MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, SQL Server MVP
Cornerstone Sweden AB
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Quote:> Hello

> I have setup a new test pc with my applications to test against our SQL
> Server 7. When I run my program it tells me NTWDBLIB.DLL could no be
found.
> It exists on my development machine so I've copied it to the test machine
> and it all works.

> Where did this DLL come from in the first place ? I've tried the Microsoft
> Data Access Components, but that didn't install it.

> Would like to know as I will have to build it into my installation
routines.
> Also - is it free to distribute.

> many thanks

> Andrew

Andrew,

Quote:> I have setup a new test pc with my applications to test against our SQL
> Server 7. When I run my program it tells me NTWDBLIB.DLL could no be found.
> It exists on my development machine so I've copied it to the test machine
> and it all works.

> Where did this DLL come from in the first place ? I've tried the Microsoft
> Data Access Components, but that didn't install it.

> Would like to know as I will have to build it into my installation routines.
> Also - is it free to distribute.

 It is free.  Install SQLREDIST.EXE from SQL 7.0 SP1 to get the latest version
of this and all the other client code.

 Neil Pike MVP/MCSE.  Protech Computing Ltd
 (Please reply only to newsgroups)
 SQL FAQ (412 entries) see

http://forumsb.compuserve.com/vlforums/UK/default.asp?SRV=MSDevApps
 or www.ntfaq.com/sql.html (+ ntfaq download)
 or http://www.sql-server.co.uk

Cheers for the replies. Still having difficulty getting the file though.
Found SP1 for SQL Server 7.0 and unpacked the file SQL70SP1.EXE to a
directory. Then searching through the extracted files I found a file called
SQLREDIS.EXE. Tried installing that and it didn't provide me with the file.
Also ran it with /T and  /C options to get a look at the files being
distributed.

Is it just simply a case of copying NTWDBLIB.DLL manually from one machine
to the next. I noticed that NTWDBLIB.DLL is infact located in the directory
\SP1\X86\SYSTEM  - SP1 being the directory created when I ran SQL70SP1.EXE.

Thanks in advance for any info

Andrew

Quote:> Hello

> I have setup a new test pc with my applications to test against our SQL
> Server 7. When I run my program it tells me NTWDBLIB.DLL could no be
found.
> It exists on my development machine so I've copied it to the test machine
> and it all works.

> Where did this DLL come from in the first place ? I've tried the Microsoft
> Data Access Components, but that didn't install it.

> Would like to know as I will have to build it into my installation
routines.
> Also - is it free to distribute.

> many thanks

> Andrew

JP - yes, it's just a matter of copying it.  SQLREDIS.EXE should have installed
it...

 Neil Pike MVP/MCSE.  Protech Computing Ltd
 (Please reply only to newsgroups)
 SQL FAQ (412 entries) see

http://forumsb.compuserve.com/vlforums/UK/default.asp?SRV=MSDevApps
 or www.ntfaq.com/sql.html (+ ntfaq download)
 or http://www.sql-server.co.uk