RELEASE NOTES FOR
Informix OLE DB Programmer's Manual
DATE 10/17/00
Version 2.51
Table of Contents
I.Overview
II.Fixed Problems
I.OVERVIEW
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The purpose of these release notes is to make you aware of any special
actions required to configure and use Informix Client OLE DB on your computer.
This file also describes new features and feature differences from earlier
versions of this product and other Informix products, and how these
differences affect current products. In addition, this file contains
information about known bugs and their workarounds.
This release notes document is not intended to be all-inclusive; it should
be used as an addendum to the Informix Client OLE DB Programmer's Manual, which
provides thorough information about product features and behavior.
These release notes are written for the following audience
o System administrators who install Informix database servers
o Database administrators who control access to Informix databases
o Developers who write applications using Informix Client LIBDMI
Version 2.51 of Informix Client OLE DB has been tested with the following
database server configurations
o Informix Dynamic Server, Version 5.10
o Informix Dynamic Server, Versions 7.24 and 7.3x
o Informix Dynamic Server with Advanced Decision Support and Extended
Parallel Options, Version 8.21 and Extended Parallel Server, Version
8.3x
o Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.2x
(Windows NT) and Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2x (UNIX)
o Informix SE 7.24
Informix OLE DB includes source code files for many of the examples in the
Informix OLE DB Programmer's Manual. The installation process copies these
source coOLE DBes into the following directory $INFORMIXDIR/demo/esql
For more information about the example files for Informix OLE DB, see the
Introduction to the Informix OLE DB Programmer's Manual.
II.FIXED PROBLEMS
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The following problems pertaining to Client OLE DB have been fixed in
CSDK 2.60 release.
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| number | problem |
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| 132676 | MSDATASHAPE IN VB/ADO CAUSE OLEDB PROVIDER TO SEND A |
| | BOGUS UPDATE STATEMENT TO ENGINE AND LEAVE THE |
| | CONNECTION UNDISCONNECTED |
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| 128105 | ERROR 1218 - STRING TO DATE CONVERSION ERROR WHEN |
| | QUERYING WITH A WHERE CLAUSE ON A COLUMN DATE USING |
| | ANY FORMAT DIFFERENT THAN 4YMD |
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| 131816 | OLEDB TO OBJECT RELATIONAL UNCLEAR IN MANUAL, NEEDS |
| | EXAMPLE |
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| 120114 | DATES OF DOCUMENT NOTES AND RELEASE NOTES ARE NOT |
| | PROPER |
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| 131268 | COMPILATION WARNING |
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| 130144 | VB 6.0 CRASHES WITH OLEDB 2.1 FOR SELECT OF MONEY |
| | COLUMN=0 |
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