Can I use DBTools.h++ 3.1.0 with MSVC 5.0?

DBTools.h++ 3.1.0 has been tested for use against VC 6.0, and we recommend using this version of the Microsoft compiler with that release of DBTools.h++. However, VC 5.0 can be used with this release of DBTools.h++.

Please Note: this combination has not been run through our complete test suite, hence it is unsupported, but it has been successfully built and used.

The steps to build DBTools.h++ 3.1 against VC 5.0* are as follows:

With Edition 7 of the SPM (version 1.4.0):

1. Start with a clean installation of the Software Parts Manager. Pre-existing installations of older versions of DBTools.h++ will result in header file conflicts in the build process.
2. Build Tools.h++ version 7.0.8 with the build type you wish to use with DBTools.h++. Tools.h++ 7.0.9, which ships with edition 8 of the Software Parts Manager, is designed to work with VC 6.0, and will not build on VC 5.0.
3. Download DBTools.h++ 3.1, and install it into this SPM installation. This can be downloaded from http://www.roguewave.com/service. If you have questions or need assistance with this step, contact your customer service representative (find out who at: http://www.roguewave.com/cgi-bin/repform.cgi).
4. Once installed, the Build screen should display DBTools.h++ 3.1 as one of the libraries available to build. Select the build options consistent with what was just chosen with Tools.h++, and click OK.
5. Warnings will be displayed that a dependency on Tools.h++ 7.0.9 can not be met; since you will be using Tools.h++ 7.0.8, click Continue and Yes for the following warnings.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5 and 6 for the appropriate access libraries.

   Please Note: If you are using DBTools.h++ 3.1.0, you must use an Access Library with the same version number.

With Edition 8 of the SPM (version 1.4.1):

1. As above, but use edition 8 of the SPM, and install Tools.h++ 7.0.8 instead of DBTools.h++ (which will already be present). See your customer service representative to get the download version of Tools.h+++ 7.0.8.

*Please be sure Service Pack 3 is installed with the VC 5.0 compiler.