A list of significant fixes that are included in MDAC 2.8

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INTRODUCTION

This article lists the significant changes in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.8 from the previous versions of MDAC. This information includes references to the online documentation, relevant Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, and also the online training Web site that can be used to become acquainted with MDAC 2.8 and with the security features of MDAC 2.8.

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MORE INFORMATION

The following is a list of relevant articles that are available online. These articles discuss significant fixes that are introduced in MDAC 2.8.

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MSDN articles

The following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) articles discuss security issues and the best practices in security when you use MDAC 2.8. For more information, visit the following Web sites:

ADO 2.8 security design issues and changes
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms803930.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms803930.aspx)

OLE DB security best practices
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms723115.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms723115.aspx)

Deprecated components
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811968.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811968.aspx)

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Knowledge Base articles

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

818489 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818489/ ) ODBC Administrator changes in MDAC 2.8

818490 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818490/ ) Handunsf.reg file has been removed in MDAC 2.8 Redist Setup for security reasons

818520 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818520/ ) Banyan VINES and AppleTalk protocols are removed from MDAC redistributable installer

818518 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818518/ ) FIX: "Can't save" error occurs when you try to save an ADO recordset to a file

818519 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818519/ ) FIX: Cannot connect to named instance of SQL Server when a fully qualified domain name is specified

818521 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818521/ ) FIX: Application terminates when the depth of SHAPE command child recordset is large

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List of additional fixes

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

812558 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812558/ ) FIX: SQL Server ODBC Driver does not report canceled query

810215 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810215/ ) FIX: Intermittent access violation in ADO on Web site under stress

811007 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811007/ ) Fix: Corrupted data when you enable asynchronous fetching in SQL Server ODBC Driver

814064 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814064/ ) FIX: SQLBrowseConnect may cause an access violation in the client application

330199 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330199/ ) "Syntax error or access violation" error with ASCII sequence in SQL

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Online training WebCast

For more information about the online training about the security features in MDAC 2.8, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821373 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821373/ ) Support WebCast: Microsoft Data Access Components: Security features in MDAC 2.8

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MDAC 2.8 download location

To download MDAC 2.8, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c)

Note We recommend that you first test your application with MDAC 2.8 in a test environment to make sure that you are aware of any compatibility issues before you decide to use or to upgrade to MDAC 2.8.

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