How to Obtain SQL Server 6.5 Programmer's Toolkit and Vbsql.ocx

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to obtain the Programmer's Toolkit for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. The Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Programmer's Toolkit is a collection of sample applications and code libraries for developers who build Microsoft SQL Server-based solutions. The Programmer's Toolkit covers the basics of the following:

Microsoft SQL Server Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO)
Microsoft SQL Server DB-Library for C
Microsoft SQL Server DB-Library for Microsoft Visual Basic Development System
Microsoft SQL Server Open Data Services
Microsoft SQL Server Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS-DTC)
Microsoft SQL Server OLE Extended Stored Procedures
Microsoft VBSQL OLE Custom Control Module (Vbsql.ocx)

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MORE INFORMATION

The SQL Server 6.5 Programmer's Toolkit is available for Intel and Alpha-based computers.

Note There is no Vbsql.ocx available for the Alpha version of the Programmer's Toolkit; only the Vbsql.vbx is included with this version. This is because at the time of the SQL Server 6.5 Programmer's Toolkit release, there was no RISC version of Visual Basic.

The VBSQL OLE Custom Control Module (Vbsql.ocx) is an ActiveX control that allows you to write to the DBLibrary commands of Microsoft SQL Server using Visual Basic and other applications that can take advantage of 32-bit OLE controls. The Vbsql.ocx file is available from the any of following:

One of the MSDN CDs:
- DISC One of 1997 MSDN Development Platform-U.S.
- DISC Two of 1998 MSDN Development Platform-U.S.
SQL Server 6.5 Programmer's Toolkit (PTK).

The Microsoft SQL PTK is included with Microsoft SQL Workstation 6.5. The PTK and the control can also be found in the Enterprise edition of Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Studio 6.0. You can find them under the \SQL\PTK\I386 folder on the second disk of VB6 and VS6.

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PROGRAMMER'S TOOLKIT FILES AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE SERVICES

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Ptk_alp.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/sql65/utility/1/alpha/en-us/ptk_alp.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Note These files and many others are also available at the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx)
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/ (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/)

To extract the contents of the self-extracting .exe file after you download it, type the following from the command prompt or the Run command:

<path\filename> -d

where <path\filename> is the location and name of the downloaded file. For example, if you downloaded Sample.exe to C:\Download, type the following at the Run command:

c:\download\sample -d

Additional information about the samples and code syntax can be found within the SQL Server 6.5 documentation.

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