Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC Driver -- Access Order By problem solved!!!

Byron Nikolaidis <byronn@insightdist.com>

From: Byron Nikolaidis <byronn@insightdist.com>
To: Bruce Tong <zztong@laxmi.ev.net>
Cc: "pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org" <pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org>, PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1998-07-24T16:00:31Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Bruce Tong wrote:
> 
> > The working version of \windows\system\MSJET35.DLL is 3.51.0623.4
> > The broken version I tested was 3.50.3602.4
> > I'm not sure at what release they fixed this problem.
> >
> > I will dig around on MS web site.
> >
> > Does anyone know if its OK to redistribute the MS JET DB Engine DLL,
> > like with our ODBC driver for example???  (That thing is big too,
> > 1MB!!!)
> >
> > For that matter, is there a simple way to get it from Microsoft?
> 

Yes, I found the updated jet database engine on Microsoft site.
http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/Jet35upd.exe

> I don't know the answers to these questions, but if you're just doing this
> to save me time there's no reason to put yourself out as that's something
> I should do for myself. If you're planning on distributing the DLLs along
> with the driver, that sounds like a great idea, assuming they'll let you.
> 

Well, this Access order by problem has bothered us and many others that
use the odbc front end with postgres for quite some time.  Its a great
relief to finally have a clear understanding of the problem!

I think we will probably just include a link to the above site off of
our site and mention this problem.

> I take it I don't have to gather the log information you requested?
> 

No, thanks anyway.


Byron