Conformance Testing in OLE DB

The OLE DB conformance tests provided with the MDAC 2.8 SP1 SDK help provider writers confirm that their implementations match the OLE DB specification so that they can develop high-quality, interoperable, compliant OLE DB providers. Using a common set of tests allows developers to implement consistent behavior across providers.

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.

This section contains the following topics:

• Introduction to Conformance Testing

• Building OLE DB Conformance Tests

• Building and Running the ADO Minimal Tests

The following technical article is available in the MSDN Online Library:

• OLE DB Minimum Levels of Consumer and Provider Functionality