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Q253102: COMTI Returns ADO Recordset That Cannot Be Sorted

Article: Q253102
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3 
- Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS, versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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A recordset that contains strings cannot be sorted when it is returned by COM
Transaction Integrator (COMTI). When you attempt to sort the recordset, the
client application displays the following error message:

  Execution error '-2147217824 (80040e60)': Unable to open requested order

CAUSE
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In SNA Server versions 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later, the string's data
type is coerced to adLongVarWChar, which makes the recordset unsortable.
Previous to SP2, the data type is coerced to adVarWChar.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server, versions
4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, Microsoft COM Transaction Integrator for CICS and IMS,
versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3.

This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbCOMTISearch kbCOMTI400SP2 kbCOMTI400SP3 kbSNAServ400SP2 kbSNAServ400SP3
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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