DOCUMENT:Q184736  28-APR-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :INFO: Programmer's Guide to Using Index Server Provider in VB
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Standard and Enterprise Editions for Windows,
   version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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This article contains information about using the OLE DB Provider for Index
Server (MSIDXS) in a Visual Basic 5.0 ADO application to query Index Server
2.0, including:

 - How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS).
 - MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information.
 - How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider.

MORE INFORMATION
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How to Obtain the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS)
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Index Server 2.0 and the OLE DB Provider for Index Server (MSIDXS) ship
with the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, available free for download at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver

MSIDXS and Index Server Resources/Points of Information
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For more information on Index Server, refer to Index Server documentation
in the Windows NT Option Pack documentation. The chapter "SQL Access to
Index Server Data" is the best reference for SQL query syntax for Index
Server.

How to Find Knowledge Base Articles on MSIDXS Provider
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To find articles on MSIDXS Provider in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) on
the Web, go to:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/

First time users will have to register to use this site. Once there, select
"Support Online" to search the Knowledge Base. From there, choose "OLE DB"
as the product.

For the MSDN or other non-Web-based Knowledge Base search mechanisms, you
can use the keyword oledbProvIndex, which is included in all articles on
MSIDXS Provider.

To search for other Index Server articles, select "Index Server" as the
product.


REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179326
   TITLE     : FILE: Idxadovb.exe Uses Index Server OLE DB Provider & ADO
               in VB

Additional query words: oledbProvIndex
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Technology        : kbole
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

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