manage MySQL++/ODBC/ADO DB from MFC app without a MySQL server running

Hello,

I would like to develop a MFC application that uses a local DB to store some records the app manages : user address book, catalogs... As I want to use MySQL, I need a way to connect to my DB like if it was a file. It can be done with ODBC/ADO for a MS Access DB but I can't find a way to do it with MySQL++ or ADO for a MySQL DB (ISAM tables). This way I will be able to distribute my app without a MySQL server running, which is inadequate for a client that doesn't know anything about MySQL.

Thanks,
JM. Molina