VBasic . NET Data Connection

[Susan]

We purchased Visual Basic .NET version 2003 Standard

I am trying to connect to an Informix database using ODBC with Visual Basic
..NET. I created the ODBC connection, and it tests OK. When I go into
Visual Basic .NET under Server Explorer and try to add the connection I
received the following message "Unable to connect to database. It is only
possible to connect to SQL Server Desktop Engine databases and Microsoft
Access Databases with this version of Visual Studio."

On Microsoft Web site for the Features of MS VB .NET Standard 2003 it states
"Includes data controls for easy connections to OLEDB and ODBC data sources
including SQL Server, Access, Oracle, DB2, and more "

Do I have to purchase one of the Visual Studio packages, or can Visual Basic
.. NET Standard v2003 connect to an Informix database?

 

[Aiwen Guo [MSFT]]

Hey, Susan:

The standard version can only connect to MSDE or Access Database, you need
to have at least Professional Version to be able to connect to other
databases.

Sorry if the message on the web site was confusing to you.

Hope it helps.

Aiwen Guo
VB.Net team
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