Detecting MDAC version

[Thesisus]

Does anyone know how to detect what MDAC version a server is running?

[Bo Hunter]

RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey( @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DataAccess" ); string version = key.GetValue( "FullInstallVer", "0.0.0.0" ) as string; key.Close(); All this kind of stuff is on MSDN. Bo Hunter

[Mike Dimmick]

Programmatically, or for diagnostic purposes? For diagnostics, use the MDAC Component Checker[^]. The snapshots included with the tool can be somewhat misleading - I don't think I've ever had any system installation, including a completely clean install, report no errors with this tool. But it'll make a fairly good identification.