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Q307822: COMTI NewRecordset Method Fails With Error -2147417851

Article: Q307822
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDSupport
Last Modified: 01-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error may occur when you call the NewRecordset method of a COM
Transaction Integrator (COMTI) component that was created through the COBOL
Import Wizard feature of the COMTI Component Builder:

  -2147417851 (0x80010105) The server threw an exception.

CAUSE
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When you are importing COBOL code that contains an OCCURS statement, the COBOL
Import Wizard incorrectly allows the creation of a recordset that contains an
array. COMTI does not support recordsets containing arrays, so an error is
generated at runtime when the NewRecordset method is called.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Host Integration Server 2000.


MORE INFORMATION
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The following is an example of COBOL code that can cause the problem:

         01  DFHCOMMAREA.
        *  ACCTINFO IS (INPUT, OUTPUT)
             05  ACCTINFO OCCURS 6 TIMES.
                 10 ACCOUNTNUMBER                 OCCURS 8 TIMES 
  				          	PIC X(6).
                 10 ACCOUNTTYPE                   PIC X(20).
                 10 CURRENTBALANCE                PIC S9(13)V9(2) COMP-3.
                 10 INTERESTBEARING               PIC S9(4) COMP.
                 10 INTERESTRATE                  COMP-1.
                 10 MONTHLYSVCCHG                 PIC S9(13)V9(2) COMP-3.
        *  NAME IS (INPUT, OUTPUT)
             05  NAME                             PIC X(30).
        *  PIN  IS (INPUT, OUTPUT)
             05  PIN                              PIC X(10).

The COBOL Import Wizard will allow the creation of a recordset by selecting the
ACCTINFO structure in this code even though it contains a data value with an
OCCURS statement. An application that tries to use the NewRecordset method on
this component will receive an error.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbHostIntegServ2000
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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