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Q132399: SQLGetData() Returns SQL_NO_TOTAL in RFX_LongBinary()

Article: Q132399
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:2.1,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbprogramming kbDatabase kbMFC kbODBC kbVC
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition, version 1.52 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 2.1, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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An assertion may occur in RFX_LongBinary() if an ODBC driver returns a value of
SQL_NO_TOTAL (-4) in the location pointed to by plLength after calling
SQLGetData(). The MFC RFX_LongBinary() function assumes that an ODBC driver
won't return SQL_NO_TOTAL from SQLGetData(). This is by design. If you must use
RFX_LongBinary() to map a binary field to a CLongBinary variable, use the
RFX_LongBinary() function in BLOBRFX.EXE. BLOBRFX.EXE, a self-extracting file,
contains two files: BLOBRFX.CPP and BLOBRFX.H. BLOBRFX.CPP contains an
RFX_LongBinary2() function, which can be used in place of RFX_LongBinary() in
your CRecordset's DoFieldExchange() function. BLOBRFX.H contains the prototype
for the RFX_LongBinary2() function.

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NOTE: If you are using a precompiled header in your project, you may want to add
the following line of code to the top of BLOBRFX.CPP:

     #include "stdafx.h"

This behavior is by design. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 4.2
and above.

MORE INFORMATION
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REFERENCES
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The ODBC Programmer's Reference in the Visual C++ Online Books provides
information about SQLGetData().

Additional query words: Oracle

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Keywords          : kbfile kbprogramming kbDatabase kbMFC kbODBC kbVC 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:2.1,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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