PRB: Symbol <default> Always Shown in Input Parameters Dialog (156142)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0

This article was previously published under Q156142

SYMPTOMS

When you execute or debug any stored procedure, the Execute Stored Procedure dialog box shows the symbol Default even if the procedure does not have default value parameters.

CAUSE

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and SQL Server do not provide a means to determine if a stored procedure has been defined with default values for parameters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

In the Execute Stored Procedure dialog box, the values you enter are correctly passed to the procedure. When you do not enter explicit values and there is no default value for the parameter, you get an error. For example, the SQL Server datasource gives the following error:

37000[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Drier][SQL Server]
Procedure <name> expects parameter <name> which was not supplied

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/2/2003
Keywords:	kbBug kbDatabase kbDebug kbEEdition kbprb kbProgramming kbSQLProg KB156142