INFO: ODBC Client Error After Connecting Using MDAC SQL Server Driver

When connecting through SQL Server Driver that comes with Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), the ODBC Client may receive the following (or a similar) error message after connecting successfully: NOTE: The exact version numbers may differ, depending on the version of the catalog stored procedure and the version of the driver.

This message is primarily informative. When it is seen, it just means that a later Instcat.sql needs to be run by the SQL Server Administrator. The MDAC install places a Instcat.sql file in the system directory. This file matches the version of the driver installed by MDAC and must be run by the administrator.

Running the Instcat.sql Script

To run the Instcat.sql script, use the command line ISQL utility, which is documented in the SQL or Query Analyzer Server "Transact-SQL Reference" manual: Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the SQL Server Driver included in the Microsoft Data Access Components. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

For additional information on the relationship of the ODBC driver toInstcat.sql, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For the latest versions in ODBC and OLEDB drivers, you can download Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) from the following Microsoft Web site: