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Use VShare.386

Use VShare.386

When you’re using OLE or the JET database engine, you’ll need to loadSHARE on your system and all systems you deliver your app to. In the lattercase, you are guaranteed to have trouble with users who load SHARE.EXEbut do not include the required switches (/F:4096 /L:500)–this can crashyour app. To prevent this and many other problems, provide your users withVSHARE.386 instead. This file is freely available from Microsoft on CompuServeand comes with a read-me file that outlines usage and installation.

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