PRB: _IID_ISequentialStream Link Error w/ OLE DB and Visual C+

Article ID: Q165430
Creation Date: 19-MAR-1997
Revision Date: 20-MAR-1997

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft OLE DB, version 1.1

Microsoft Visual C++, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When an OLE DB application uses the IID_ISequentialStream interface ID and is compiled under Visual C++ version 5.0, the OLE DB application may get the following error:

   oledb.lib : error LNK2005: _IID_ISequentialStream already defined in
   uuid.lib(objidl_i_guid16.obj)

CAUSE

OLE DB libraries include IID_ISequentialStream definition because IID_ISequentialStream was not defined in the Uuid.lib file shipped with Visual C++ version 4.2. The IID_ISequentialStream definition is now included in the Uuib.lib file shipped with Visual C++ version 5.0.

WORKAROUND

In the project Link setting, specify Oledb.lib or Oledbd.lib before Uuid.lib for the Object/Library modules setting.

Additional query words: viper
Keywords : kbprg SSrvProg kbbug1.10
Version : 1.1 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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