DOCUMENT:Q184493  23-OCT-2001  [visualc]
TITLE   :INFO: Programmer's Guide to Using Index Server Provider in VC++
PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler
PROD/VER::2.0,2.1,2.5,2.6,5.0,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbole kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpDSVCDB kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
 - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Index Server, version 2.0 
 - Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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This article presents information that can be useful to anyone wanting to take
advantage of the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) in a Visual C++ 5.0
ADO application to query Index Server 2.0. The following topics are discussed:

 - How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)

 - MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information

 - How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider



MORE INFORMATION
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How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)
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Index Server 2.0 and the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) ship with
Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, available free for download at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver

MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information
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For more information on Index Server, refer to the Index Server documentation in
Windows NT Option Pack documentation. The chapter "SQL Access to Index Server
Data" is the best reference for SQL query syntax for Index Server.

How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider
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To find articles on MSIDXS Provider in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) on the
Web, connect to

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/support/

On this site, select "OLE DB" as the product. To search for other Index Server
articles, select "Index Server" as the product.

For the MSDN or other non-Web-based Knowledge Base search mechanisms, you can use
the keyword oledbProvIndex, which is included in all articles on MSIDXS
Provider.



REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q184480 FILE: Idxadovc.exe Index Server, OLE DB & ADO in Visual C++

Additional query words: oledbProvIndex kbdse

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Keywords          : kbole kbVC500 kbVC600 kbGrpDSVCDB kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbiisSearch kbAudDeveloper kbOLEDBSearch kbMDACSearch kbMDAC200 kbMDAC210 kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 kbOLEDBProvIdvServ200 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search kbOLEDBProvSearch
Version           : :2.0,2.1,2.5,2.6,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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