OLE DB database providers – PB Docs 2018

If your application uses OLE DB to access data, you must install
Microsoft’s Data Access Components software on each user’s computer if
it is not installed already.

The PowerBuilder OLE DB interface requires the functionality of
the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.8 or later
software.

To check the version of MDAC on a computer, users can download and
run the MDAC Component Checker utility from the MDAC Downloads page at
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx.

On the Windows 7/8.1/10 operating systems, the Windows Data Access
Components (DAC) version 6.0 replaces MDAC, and implements the
functionality requirements of the PowerBuilder OLE DB interface.

PowerBuilder OLE DB interface
files

The PowerBuilder OLE DB interface file is required if your
application uses OLE DB. The ODBC initialization file is required if you
have used it to customize OLE DB settings:

Installed path

AppeonSharedPowerBuilder

Deployment path

Same directory as the application, in a directory on the system
path, or in the App Path registry
key.

Registry entries

See App Path registry
key.

Notes

The INI and DLL files must be in the same directory. If you have
modified the pbodb180 initialization file, make sure you deploy the
modified version.