BUG: SQLStatistics Always Reports Indexes as Ascending (132236)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Open Database Connectivity 2.0
This article was previously published under Q132236
BUG# QJet: 2274 (2.00.2317)

SYMPTOMS

The SQLStatistics function always returns the type of an index as ascending even if it is created as a descending index.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in 16-bit and 32-bit ODBC version 2.0 Access, FoxPro, and dBase drivers. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

You can specify an index either as ascending or descending using the ODBC SQL grammar. The syntax is: 
   CREATE [UNIQUE] INDEX index-name ON base-table-name
   (column-identifier [ASC | DESC]  [,column-identifier [ASC | DESC]...)
SQLStatistics is an ODBC API function that retrieves a list of statistics about a single table and the indexes associated with the table. It returns the information as a result set whose seventh column is the index type. It returns "A" for ascending and "D" for descending index types. However, the dBase, Access, and FoxPro drivers return "A" for the index type when the index is created as descending.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/27/2001
Keywords:kbBug KB132236
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