DOCUMENT:Q235299  19-JUL-2001  [sna]
TITLE   :BUG: Parameterized Queries that Are Not Prepared Fail to Execute
PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0 SP2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsna400sp3fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2, version 4.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run a query containing parameter markers like the following:

   UPDATE EMPLOYEE SET DEPTNO = 20 WHERE DEPTNO = ?

and the query is not prepared using the ICommandPrepare::Prepare method, the OLE
DB Provider for DB2 returns E_FAIL with the following error message:

   Statement not prepared.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version
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


WORKAROUND
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Prepare the command using the ICommandPrepare::Prepare method.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0
Service Pack 2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0
Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: MSDB2OLE Mainframe AS/400 MVS OS/390 OS/400

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Keywords          : kbsna400sp3fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbOLEDBSearch kbOLEDBProvDB2400SP2 kbOLEDBProvSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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