MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Mon Apr 16 20:20:07 CDT 2007
It is preinstalled on Vista and with SQL 2005 SP2 otherwise msi file. some older bits maynot work like XDR schemas You need for XPath 2.0 and XSLT 2.0 and new upgrades to XQuery 1.0 http://tinyurl.com/33borw http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d21c292c-368b-4ce1-9dab-3e9827b70604&displaylang=en Dan Waters wrote: >How do you upgrade to MSXML 6.0? > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:57 PM >To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >Subject: Re: [AccessD] XML changes coming, XML 4.0 to be kill bitted in Oct >2007 but just in IE XML 4.0 to be kill bitted in Oct 2007 but just in IE > > > I loved this part: > >"# re: MSXML4 is going to be kill bit-ed >Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:18 PM by XmlTeam >To amplify Umut's point a bit -- The point of killbitting MSXML4 is to >encourage people to migrate to MSXML6 so that they have a solid foundation >going forward. There are no plans for an MSXML7, so this isn't something >we're going to ask you to do all over again in a couple of years." > > Uh, yeah right... > >Jim. > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:53 PM >To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >Subject: Re: [AccessD] XML changes coming, XML 4.0 to be kill bitted in Oct >2007 but just in IE > >Hi Marty: > >Excellent research as always. > >Does this mean that there will be 2 versions of XML, MS's and everyone >else's? AJAX is enough of an issue. > >Jim > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:04 PM >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >Subject: [AccessD] XML changes coming, XML 4.0 to be kill bitted in Oct 2007 >but just in IE > >Just a heads up. You may want to upgrade to XML 6.0 in the future >even just for the security fixes, never mind the new WSC XML standards >introduced. > >MS are going to push out an IE specific kill-bit for MSXML4 in October 2007. > >http://blogs.msdn.com/xmlteam/archive/2007/03/12/msxml4-is-going-to-be-kill- >bit-ed.aspx > >MSXML6 is included in Vista by default and MSXML 6.0 SP 1 is available for >download for supported downlevel platforms from >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d21c292c-368b-4ce1- >9dab-3e9827b70604&displaylang=en > >MSXML 6.0 will be the means whereby support for new versions >of XPath 2.0 and XSLT 2.0 make their way into the Visual Studio and >Microsoft programming language environments, along with the brand new >XQuery 1.0. > >However one thing to check, MSXML 6.0 has removed support for XDR schemas >but not XSD schemas. > >MSXML 4.0 will still be available via programming references > >* MSXML 3.0 has shipped with every supported Windows OS, >so Microsoft professes to be "committed to keeping MSXML3 robust and >stable but won't be adding any functional improvements." > >* MSXML 4.0 will be killed off some time between October and December of >2007, >via a "kill bit" that applies only to Internet Explorer. The upshot of >this change is that >applications will no longer be able to create MSXML4 objects in that >browser. >Applications based on programming languages, such as C++, are not aware >of this kill bit >and will continue to work with MSXML4. For a list of changes introduced >from MSXML4 and >MSXML6, plus migration topics, see the blog entry entitled "Upgrading to >MSXML 6.0." > >MS are going to push out an IE specific kill-bit for MSXML4 in October. >More information here: > >http://blogs.msdn.com/xmlteam/archive/2007/03/12/msxml4-is-going-to-be-kill- >bit-ed.aspx > >http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753751.aspx >http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms764692.aspx > > >MS Notes. > >MSXML6 - Should be your first choice. This is the MSXML >version that will be carried forward. MSXML6 shipped with Vista and we >are working >on getting this in downlevel OS Service Packs > >MSXML3 - This has the advantage of having shipped with every supported OS . >We are committed to keeping MSXML3 robust and stable but >won't be adding any functional improvements. > >MSXML4 - This is in maintenance mode with a very high bar for fixes >approaching End of Life. > >MSXML 5 - Exclusively meant for Office. Do not take any dependencies on it. > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada