Where is the dll?

[Guest]

If I create a .udl on my desktop and configure that file to connect to the
databases, test it and it connects just fine, How can I find the name of the
".dll" which is being used for this connection?

I connect just fine using the .udl file, copy that connection string from
the .udl into my program in VS2005, but when I go to run, I get an error
message indicating the drivers are not registered.

Thanks in advance for your assistance!!

 

[William \(Bill\) Vaughn]

Let's hear a bit more about how you're trying to connect. Since you're using
a UDL we know it's not SqlClient but probably OLE DB or ODBC. These are
"provider-dependent" interfaces that require that the interface be exposed
(the Framework does that) but also that the driver be present and
registered--that's up to you. This is not necessary with a Framework DAI
like SqlClient.

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[Guest]

I trying to use the IBM DB2 drivers to connect to DB2 on the mainframe.
VS2005 tells me my dll is not registered, so I am trying to figure out what
dll is used for when I connect to DB2 using the .udl so that I can register
this dll for VS.