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## Samples Build Environment

The COM+ Samples require a particular build environment. The elements of the build environment are

- Installed Software
- Environment variables

#### Software Requirements

To build and run the COM+ samples you will need the following Microsoft products

- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
- Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (COM+/IIS)
- Microsoft Platform SDK

#### Command Line Build

The command line tools make use of the following environment variables

- PATH
- INCLUDE
- LIB
- MSSDK

##### Path

Your path must include the following directories:

Description | Tool | Default Location
C Compiler | CL.EXE | \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin
Linker | LINK.EXE | \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin
IDL Compiler | MIDL.EXE | \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin
VB Compiler | VB6.EXE | \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98
FIXVBPRef utility | FIXVBPREF.EXE | \Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin

##### Include

Include indicates the directories the C compiler will search for include files. This variable is typically set by the Visual Studio setup and can also bet set by running VCVARS32.BAT

##### Lib

Include indicates the directories the linker will search for libraries. This variable is typically set by the Visual Studio setup and can also bet set by running VCVARS32.BAT

##### MSSDK

The MSSDK environment variable is created by the Platform SDK setup and indicates the directory where the platform SDK is installed.

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