## Microsoft Visual Database Tools Readme

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Microsoft Visual Database Tools Readme includes updated information for the documentation provided with Microsoft® Visual Studio™ -- Development System for Windows® and the Internet. The information in this document is more up-to-date than the information in the Help system. Many of the issues outlined in this document will be corrected in upcoming releases.

For general installation issues on the Visual Studio 6.0 suite of products, including side by side product installation for installing more than one Visual Studio product on the same computer, see the Installation Notes readme (install.htm). For issues on the Help system, see MSDN™, the Microsoft Developer Network Readme.

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##### What's New in Microsoft Visual Database Tools

##### Known Issues

> > Only the latest MS ODBC and OLE DB drivers are supported

> > Incorrect data being displayed when connecting to an International Database

> > SQL Server Service Pack 3 is required

> > ##### The following issues pertain to Microsoft® Visual Basic®

> > Running "Make Table" queries against Oracle databases

> > Not all Query panes are displayed by default

### What's New in Visual Database Tools

To find out about the features that are new to this version of the Visual Database Tools, look in the MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 documentation's table of contents for "What's New in Visual Database Tools," located in the Reference section of the Visual Studio Documentation node.

### Known Issues

The following issues are known in this release of the Visual Database Tools. For product-specific issues, refer to the readme for the appropriate product.

#### Only the latest MS ODBC and OLE DB drivers are supported

Even though older drivers and third party drivers may work with the Visual Database Tools, the Visual Database Tools are only certified against the latest Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB drivers. If you are encountering unexpected behavior, verify that you are using the correct drivers.

#### Incorrect data being displayed when connecting to an International Database

If you are experiencing incorrect or invalid characters being displayed when connecting to an international database check to make sure that your machine's regional setting match those of the data.

#### SQL Server Service Pack 3 is required

Using the Visual Database Tools against SQL Server 6.5 requires SQL Server Service Pack 3. Before using the Visual Database Tools, make sure that Service Pack 3 or greater has been installed on the server.

### The following issues pertain to Microsoft® Visual Basic®

#### Running "Make Table" queries against Oracle databases

"Make Table" queries run against an Oracle database using the Microsoft OLE DB provider for Oracle do not function correctly. Instead, use the Microsoft ODBC driver to create a connection to the database.

#### Not all Query panes are displayed by default

When opening a table using the Data View, you are actually opening the Query Designer with a "SELECT * FROM table" command. To open the Diagram, Grid, and SQL Panes in Visual Basic, from the View menu click Show Panes. This allows you to choose which panes you want to open and close.