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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:00:31 -0400
From: Byron Nikolaidis <byronn@insightdist.com>
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To: Bruce Tong <zztong@laxmi.ev.net>
Cc: "pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org" <pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org>,
	PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC Driver -- Access Order By problem solved!!!
References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980724113514.29465C-100000@laxmi.ev.net>
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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