CAUSE
The SQL Server driver that is included with Visio 2000 SR-1
is designed to interact with SQL 4.2, 6.x, and 7.0 database servers. SQL Server
2000 introduces several changes that affect the database design features in
Visio. The following list contains some of the SQL Server 2000-specific areas
that the database driver addresses:
- Changes in version information
- Support for the new data type, BIGINT, introduced in SQL
Server 2000
- Support for the ROWGUIDCOL attribute
- The ability to extract SQL Server 2000 table and column
descriptions
RESOLUTION
A supported, post-Visio 2000 SR-1 update that corrects the
potential for these problems is now available from Microsoft.
The following file
is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
After you have downloaded the update, close all instances of
Visio before you install the update. To install the update, double-click
Q286026.exe in Windows Explorer.
IMPORTANT: A Microsoft Visio U.S. English or International English edition
of SR-1 must be present on each computer to which you apply this update.
The English version of this installation package has the following
file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform
-------------------------------------------------------------
3/6/01 2:52PM 5.0.2920.0 312080 Q288537.exe x86
NOTE: The installation file has an option that you can use to run it
silently from a command prompt. The
/Q:A switch enables silent mode and assumes that the person that runs
this installation package is either an administrator or is running it as an SMS
package. This installation performs no checking for administrator rights or
disk space, and displays no prompts or error messages. The following example
demonstrates how to run this installation package from a command prompt in
silent mode. The command assumes that the file is in the root directory of
drive C, or in the Path environment variable:
The Q286026.exe file updates the computer with the following file
versions or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
-------------------------------------------------------
2/1/01 3:29PM 6.1.0.1401 118784 Ixssrv.pdl
2/1/01 10:11AM 6.1.0.1401 159744 Sqlshare.dll
For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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