> I can't believe even MS would have NO support for ODBC after > all these years, and thousands of installations using it. >
Well, maybe not "kill" it, but perhaps cripple it unless one is hitting machines via the New & Improved ODBC that are running 2003 Server, or Vista as a Peer Server <g>... Seriously, I remember very well when M$ first came out with 2000 Pro and 2000 Server. Lots of folks suddenly had huge problems connecting their older Win95 and Win98 PCs over a LAN between the older O/Ses and the 2000 machines. M$ first said folks "ought to upgrade" all the older machines to 2000 to correct the problem. M$ got a lot of pushback on that, so a little later folks were being told they had to have a WINS Server to point all PCs/Servers to in order to resolve a PC Name with their assigned IP Address, as 2000 Pro/Server no longer supported NetBIOS Name over Ethernet resolution. I know a few companies that ended up upgrading to 2000 just for connectivity since they had no Windows Server, hence no WINS Server capability. NETBEUI had died its own "natural death" with 2000 Pro/Server, so there was no scampering over to that tried and true "solution". Of course M$ claimed they had "always" suggested using WINS in any network environment - thus they did nothing wrong <g> with their technology shift. I guess the point is that this would not be the first time M$ used a shift in technology to drive upgrades or a movement to an alternative connectivity solution. I have since then started using WINS with any LAN where there is a Windows Server class O/S, whether there is an apparent problem or not. Since then I have not had any connectivity issues other than due to firewalls or routers not being set up correctly (or unplugged cable, incorrectly configured WiFi, etc. <g>). I have not yet had to set up a backup/secondary WINS Server, but for real busy LANs that is also recommended by M$. Seems for Peer LANs with no Server I have been lucky enough to not run into problems as I connect them using Static IPs, as opposed to PC Names, with drive share setups. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Vince Teachout > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 2:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Replacement for ODBC in Vista > > > Steve Ellenoff wrote: > > It's news to me. Do you have any links to source this information? A > > very brief google didn't show me anything. > > > An IT guy that works for a client. He seems to be competent, and has > known what he's talking about in the past. That's all the info I have, > though. I can't believe even MS would have NO support for ODBC after > all these years, and thousands of installations using it. > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
