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Microsoft Data Access Components

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC; also known as Windows DAC) is a framework of interrelated Microsoft technologies that allows programmers a uniform and comprehensive way of developing applications that can access almost any data store. Its components include: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), OLE DB, and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). There have…

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Developer
Microsoft
Final release
2.8 SP1 (2.81.1117.6) / May 2005
License
Freeware
Operating system
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows 10
Type
Database

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Microsoft Data Access Components

Nodes148
Edges147
Triples11
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013514
Components1

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Microsoft Data Access Components

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Developer · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → Microsoft
Final release · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → 2.8 SP1 (2.81.1117.6) / May 2005
License · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → Freeware
Operating system · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows 10
Type · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → Database
Website · 1
Microsoft Data Access Components → msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937729.aspx

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Microsoft Data Access ComponentsDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Microsoft Data Access ComponentsFinal release2.8 SP1 (2.81.1117.6) / May 20051.00infobox
Microsoft Data Access ComponentsLicenseFreeware1.00infobox
Microsoft Data Access ComponentsOperating systemWindows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows 101.00infobox
Microsoft Data Access ComponentsTypeDatabase1.00infobox
Microsoft Data Access ComponentsWebsitemsdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937729.aspx1.00infobox
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