Conformance Test Life Cycle
Note
To obtain the conformance tests, you must install the standalone MDAC 2.8 SP1 SDK. The conformance tests are not included with Windows DAC in Windows Vista.
The following table describes the three stages in the life cycle of conformance tests: unsupported, proposed, and approved.
Stage |
Description |
|---|---|
Unsupported |
Intended as examples. Designed to work with the OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers, but might not work correctly with other providers. |
Proposed |
Updated tests that work with a wide range of providers ? for example, read-write, read-only, SQL, and non-SQL. After broader exposure, they will move to the "Approved" category. |
Approved |
Available for accurate conformance testing. |