System Requirements for DB-Library for C

To develop applications using DB-Library for C, you must meet the Microsoft® SQL Server™ client system requirements for the operating system you are using. For information about the system requirements for SQL Server, see Installing SQL Server.

Windows NT

To create Microsoft® Win32® DB-Library applications for Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0, you need the files provided with this release, as well as the following software:

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 or later (version 3.51 or later is recommended)

  Or

  Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 or later (version 3.51 or later is recommended)

• Microsoft Visual C++® version 2.0 or later, or a 100-percent compatible compiler and linker

DB-Library for Windows NT 4.0 is available for computers with the Intel® 32-bit x86-based microprocessor architectures:

Windows 95 and Windows 98

To create Microsoft Win32 DB-Library applications for Microsoft Windows® 95 and Windows 98, you need the same DB-Library files you use for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, as well as the following software:

• Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98
  
  
• Microsoft Visual C++® version 2.0 or later, or a 100-percent compatible compiler and linker

Windows

To create Win16 DB-Library applications for Microsoft Windows, you need the files provided with this release, as well as the following software:

• Microsoft Windows version 3.11 or later

  Or

  Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 or later

• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows version 1.0 or later

  Or

  Borland C++ version 3.1 or later

MS-DOS

To create 16-bit DB-Library applications for Microsoft MS-DOS®, you need the files provided with this release, as well as the following software:

• MS-DOS version 5.0 or later
  
  
• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows version 1.0 or later

  Or

  Borland C++ version 3.1 or later