Installing SQL-NS

SQL-NS

SQL-NS

Installing SQL-NS

All required SQL-NS components are installed as part of a Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 server installation. SQL-NS is implemented in a single dynamic-link library (DLL). You may develop SQL-NS applications on either a client or a server. When using an OLE Automation controller as a development platform, such as Microsoft Visual Basic®, no additional files are required. Application development using C or C++ requires the SQL-NS header files.

SQL-NS sample applications, which provide additional reference material for SQL-NS application development, are included with SQL Server.

Directory File Description
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
Sqlns.dll DLL implementing SQL-NS objects.
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn
Sqlns80.hlp SQL-NS help file used within the development environment to provide context sensitive help about SQL-NS objects, properties and methods.
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\Resources\xxxx
Sqlns.rll Localized resource file. The resource directory varies based on the national language of the installed SQL Server client or server. For example, the directory 1033 is a decimal representation of the language identifier 0X0409, which indicates English, U.S.
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Devtools\Include
Sqlnsx.h C/C++ header file containing SQL-NS member function prototypes, enumerated data types, and macros.
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Devtools\Include
Sqlnsdef.h C/C++ header file containing SQL-NS interface and class identifiers.
C:\Program Files\
Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Devtools\Samples\Sqlns
ALL Sample applications illustrating SQL-NS use.

To register the SQL-NS components on a client computer

  • From C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\Resources\<language> directory, execute:
    \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\REGSVR32 SQLNS.RLL
    
  • From any directory, execute:
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\REGSVR32.EXE 
    
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\resources\1033\SQLNS.DLL