"Poncho@home" wrote:

> I need some confirmation. Is there any document from Microsoft that states no
> changes need to be made to 32Bit Windows based Client/Server apps to access
> data on a 64Bit SQL Server?
>
> We code with VB6 an use MDAC to access our SQL Server DB, if a client wants
> to move his SQL Server to a 64Bit machine and purchase a 64Bit SQL version,
> we need to confirm that our will still work on his platform.
>
> I am sure it will seeing as the DB engine is a seperate entity from our
> application, but I just need an official document or link to a MS webpage
> that states this.
>
> Thanks.

"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:

> Hi
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/64bit/productinfo/overview.mspx
> and especially
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/64bit/productinfo/datasheet.mspx
>
> Regards
> --------------------------------
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
>
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
>
>
>
> "Poncho@home" wrote:
>
> > I need some confirmation. Is there any document from Microsoft that states no
> > changes need to be made to 32Bit Windows based Client/Server apps to access
> > data on a 64Bit SQL Server?
> >
> > We code with VB6 an use MDAC to access our SQL Server DB, if a client wants
> > to move his SQL Server to a 64Bit machine and purchase a 64Bit SQL version,
> > we need to confirm that our will still work on his platform.
> >
> > I am sure it will seeing as the DB engine is a seperate entity from our
> > application, but I just need an official document or link to a MS webpage
> > that states this.
> >
> > Thanks.