RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
MDAC 2.7
Date Time Version Size File name
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27-Feb-2003 06:53 2.71.9031.32 221,184 Msdaora.dll
MDAC 2.8
Date Time Version Size File name
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20-Nov-2003 19:55 2.80.1026.0 225,280 Msdaora.dll
Note For a list of all the hotfixes that are available for MDAC 2.8, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
839801 FIX: Hotfixes are available for MDAC 2.8
REFERENCES
For additional information about a fix for the problem
that is discussed in the following Knowledge Base article that is contained in
this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322968
CColumnsInfo reference count leak in MSDAORA REF CURSOR when you retrieve data from an Oracle function
For additional information, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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performance or reliability of these products.