The only solution is to use SQL 2005 32bit. It has all the necessary drivers. Thats what I ended up using.

-Mike

One last detail, the SQL server is a clustered server. But I am working on the active node of the cluster.

I'm not sure how I would go about creating a SQL Native client connection to a Progress Database system (they are quite different)

When I run the command:

select

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How do I access those links you posted above?

From what I understand the problem to be is that in SQL 2005 64 bit there is no MSDASQL provider when...

I ran MDAC Component Checker and it says I have MDAC 2.8 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 SP1

Not sure if this helps...

I don't have any SQL 2000 servers. Just SQL 2005 64bit. Note, the 32-bit works just fine as it can link and has the 32 bit MSDAQSL (?) provider for...