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Q118378: BUG: Cannot Update More Than 64K of Long Data

Article: Q118378
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbBug kbISS
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, version 1.0 
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BUG# ODBCDBASE: 2125 (1.01.1928)

SYMPTOMS
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When using SQLPutData in chunks to update SQL_LONGVARBINARY o SQL_LONGVARCHAR
data to 64K or greater with the ODBC Desktop Database drivers, the following
message is received:

  
  SQLState 22001 [Microsoft][ODBC Single Tier Driver] Maximum SQLPutData length
  exceeded

WORKAROUND
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Because inserts work but updates fail with the above operation, the only
workaround is to make a copy of the row to updated, delete that row, and then
insert the row again, along with the SQL_LONGVARCHAR or SQL_LONGVARBINARY data

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the ODBC Desktop Database
Drivers versions 1.01.1928 and 1.01.2115. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

MORE INFORMATION
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According to the ODBC specification, SQLPutData can be used in chunks smaller
than 64K to insert and update long data to the maximum limit set by that data
source. This works for inserts with the Desktop Drivers, but fails for updates.

For instance, if SQLBindParamter is used to set the length of the total data to
be sent during execution time at 96K and SQLPutData is called to send data in
32K chunks, the second call to SQLPutData will fail with the above message.

Additional query words: 1.01.1928 1.01.2115 DDD Visual C++ Word Excel

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Keywords          : kbBug kbISS 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbODBC100
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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