dbnmpipe.exe for MS-DOS

I recently purchased sql 2000.
I need connectivity for an old DOS program.
I see that I need the file DBNMPIPE.EXE
I can't find this file anywhere on my CD's or on
Microsofts website.
Where can I get it?
"Cash Woodward" <cash@.grandtarghee.com> wrote in message
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> I recently purchased sql 2000.
> I need connectivity for an old DOS program.
> I see that I need the file DBNMPIPE.EXE
> I can't find this file anywhere on my CD's or on
> Microsofts website.
> Where can I get it?
I believe you are in non-supported territory here (from the SQL Server web
site):
Client Support:
.. Windows 955, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Home Edition are
supported.
Steve
|||Actually it states that older clients will still work with sql 2000.
"Steve Thompson" wrote:

> "Cash Woodward" <cash@.grandtarghee.com> wrote in message
> news:1f67801c457c1$bfc79810$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
> I believe you are in non-supported territory here (from the SQL Server web
> site):
> Client Support:
> .. Windows 955, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows
> 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Home Edition are
> supported.
> Steve
>
>
|||Sent by email
Neil Pike MVP/MCSE. Protech Computing Ltd
Reply here - no email
SQL FAQ (484 entries) see
http://forumsb.compuserve.com/gvforu...?SRV=MSDevApps
(faqxxx.zip in lib 7)
or http://www.ntfaq.com/Articles/Index...partmentID=800
or www.sqlserverfaq.com
or www.mssqlserver.com/faq
|||Older DOS based clients? Can you send a reference?
Thanks, Steve
"Cash Woodward" <Cash Woodward@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Actually it states that older clients will still work with sql 2000.
> "Steve Thompson" wrote:
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|||See the reply #4 from Neil Pike.
This is from archive file SQL7DBLIBSUPPORT.TXT
This is what I have read from Microsofts website also.
Q. Does SQL 7/2000 support DB-Library? What about 16-bit clients - DOS
etc.?
A. Yes it does, but DB-Library is functionally stabilised at the 6.5
level. Therefore if a DB-Library client on whatever platform worked
against a 6.5 database it should work against the same database migrated
to SQL 7.0/2000.
None of the SQL 7.0 features like unicode, character columns greater
than 255 characters etc. are in DB-Library though. So if you utilise
any SQL 7.0 features then these can only be accessed by ODBC 3.7 or
OLE-DB clients.
Similarly for 16-bit clients. These are supported, but only with the
6.5 levels of ODBC/DB-Library code. 16-bit clients cannot access new
SQL 7.0 features either.
The 16-bit client code is not supplied with 7.0/2000 - you will have to
get it from the 6.5 CD-ROM. This includes DOS and Win 3.x drivers.
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|||Thank you Cash -- very interesting!
"Cash Woodward" <cash@.grandtarghee.com> wrote in message
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> See the reply #4 from Neil Pike.
> This is from archive file SQL7DBLIBSUPPORT.TXT
> This is what I have read from Microsofts website also.
> Q. Does SQL 7/2000 support DB-Library? What about 16-bit clients - DOS
> etc.?
> A. Yes it does, but DB-Library is functionally stabilised at the 6.5
> level. Therefore if a DB-Library client on whatever platform worked
> against a 6.5 database it should work against the same database migrated
> to SQL 7.0/2000.
> None of the SQL 7.0 features like unicode, character columns greater
> than 255 characters etc. are in DB-Library though. So if you utilise
> any SQL 7.0 features then these can only be accessed by ODBC 3.7 or
> OLE-DB clients.
> Similarly for 16-bit clients. These are supported, but only with the
> 6.5 levels of ODBC/DB-Library code. 16-bit clients cannot access new
> SQL 7.0 features either.
> The 16-bit client code is not supplied with 7.0/2000 - you will have to
> get it from the 6.5 CD-ROM. This includes DOS and Win 3.x drivers.
> ===
> v1.03 2000.04.28
> Applies to SQL Server versions : 7.0, 2000
> FAQ Categories : Connectivity
> Related FAQ articles : n/a
> Related Microsoft Kb articles : n/a
> Other related information : n/a
> Authors : Neil Pike
>
>
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