Categories of Redistributable Files

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Redistributable files may be categorized as follows:

  • MFC/other DLL files

  • ODBC files

The following tables, "MFC/Other Files" and "32-bit ODBC Files," list and briefly describe each redistributable file.

MFC/Other Files

File Description
\ANSI\CTL3D32.DLL 3D controls support DLL for ANSI (use with Win32s)
CTL3D32.DLL 3D controls support DLL
MFCx0.DLL MFC core code (MBCS-enabled)
MFCx0U.DLL MFC core code (Unicode-enabled)
MSVCRT.DLL Shared DLL version of C run time

32-bit ODBC Files

File Description
_BOOTSTP.EXE Used by ODBC setup
_MSSETUP.EX_ Used by ODBC setup
_MSSETUP.EXE ODBC setup (same as SETUP.EXE)
CTL3D32.DLL 3D controls support (required by ODBC)
DS16GT.DLL ODBC driver setup 16-bit generic thunk DLL
DS32GT.DLL ODBC driver setup 32-bit generic thunk DLL
INSTCAT.SQL SQL Server stored procedures
MSVCRT40.DLL See Caution below
ODBC.INF File list for the ODBC installer
ODBC16GT.DLL ODBC 16-bit generic thunk DLL 16-bit
ODBC32GT.DLL ODBC 32-bit generic thunk DLL 32-bit
ODBC32.DLL 32-bit ODBC driver manager
ODBCCP32.CPL 32-bit ODBC control panel component
ODBCCP32.DLL 32-bit ODBC installer/administrator
ODBCCR32.DLL 32-bit ODBC cursor library
ODBCINST.HLP ODBC 2.0 help file
ODBCINT.DLL ODBC error messages and dialog boxes
SETUP.EXE ODBC setup (run after MSVC setup)
SETUP.LST ODBC setup (same as SETUP.EXE)

In addition, you must also redistribute DLLs to support specific ODBC drivers. The SQL Server drivers are listed in the following table. See ODBCJET.HLP in the \OS\System directory for the supporting files for other ODBC data sources, such as .MDB and .DBF files.

SQL Server ODBC Files

File Description
CTL3D32.DLL 3D controls support (required by ODBC)
DBNMPNTW.DLL 32-bit SQL Server named-pipes network library
DRVSSRVR.HLP 32-bit SQL Server driver help file
SQLSRV32.DLL 32-bit SQL Server ODBC driver file

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