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If you redistribute the "ADO Files" or "OLE DB Files" (as defined below) all of the foregoing requirements apply to you except that you do not have to develop the Application with a Microsoft Development Tool. For purposes of the foregoing "ADO Files" shall mean the following files: msader15.dll, msado15.dll, msador15.dll, msadrh15.dll, msadox.dll, msadomd.dll, adovbs.inc and adojavas.inc; "OLE DB Files" shall mean the following files: msdadc.dll, msdaenum.dll, msdaer.dll, msdasc.dll, oledb32.dll, oledb32r.dll, oledb32x.dll, msdaps.dll, msdasql.dll, msdasqlr.dll, msxactps.dll, msdatl2.dll and msdatt.dll.
If you redistribute the "Jet Files" (as defined below) you agree to the following additional requirements: (a) that your Application does not substantially duplicate the capabilities of Microsoft Access or, in the reasonable opinion of Microsoft, compete with same; and (b) unless your Application requires your customers to license Microsoft Access in order to operate, you may not reproduce or use any of the Jet Files for commercial distribution in conjunction with a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet or database management software product, or an integrated work or product suite whose components include a general purpose word processing, spreadsheet, or database management software product except for the exclusive use of importing data to the various formats supported by Microsoft Access. Note: A product that includes limited word processing, spreadsheet or database components along with other components which provide significant and primary value, such as an accounting product with limited spreadsheet capability, is not considered to be a "general purpose" product. For purposes of the foregoing the "Jet Files" shall mean the following files: vbajet32.dll, expsrv.dll, msexch40.dll, msjint40.dll, msexcl40.dll, msjet40.dll, msjetoledb40.dll, msjter40.dll, msjtes40.dll, msltus40.dll, mspbde40.dll, msrclr40.dll, msrd2x40.dll, msrd3x40.dll, msrecr40.dll, msrepl40.dll, msrpfs40.dll, msrpjt40.dll, mstext40.dll, mswdat10.dll, mswstr10.dll, msxbde40.dll.
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The following sections contain instructions on how to run the redistributable standalone .exe files that install all the necessary files for running any MDAC-aware application on your client machine, as well as the list of the Microsoft Data Access Components redistributable files.
