FIX: ADO Suppresses Errors When Fetching into Nonvariant Datatypes (274423)


The information in this article applies to:

  • ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 2.5
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5
  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 SP1
This article was previously published under Q274423

SYMPTOMS

When fetching rowset values into nonvariant datatypes, ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) may suppress errors that are related to the status of the recordset, such as notifications that the record is locked by another user.

This problem occurs in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.50.4403.12 (Microsoft Windows 2000/MDAC 2.5 RTM) and 2.51.5303.5 (Windows 2000/MDAC 2.5 SP1). This problem does not occur in MDAC version 2.60.6526.3 (MDAC 2.6 RTM).

CAUSE

A slightly different code path is taken depending on whether the application is fetching into variant datatypes. The use of variants is wrapped in an internal context object which has the ability to return error information. Nonvariants do not have this context wrapper and do not return error information.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

293312 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest MDAC 2.5 Service Pack

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WORKAROUND

There is no workaround for this issue.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Copy the following code into a Visual Basic project:

    Note You must change the UID <username> value and the PWD =<strong password> value to the correct values before you run this code. Make sure that UID has the appropriate permissions to perform this operation on the database.
    Dim cn As ADODB.Connection, cnOtherUser As ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset, rsOtherUser As ADODB.Recordset
Dim strConn As String, strSQL As String
Dim varData As Variant, intData As Integer

strConn = "Provider=MSDASQL;Driver={SQL Server};Server=YourServer;Database=Northwind;UID=<user name>;PWD=<strong password>;"
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM Customers"

Set cnOtherUser = New ADODB.Connection
cnOtherUser.Open strConn
Set rsOtherUser = New ADODB.Recordset
rsOtherUser.Open strSQL, cnOtherUser, adOpenKeyset, adLockPessimistic, adCmdText
rsOtherUser.MoveFirst

Set cn = New ADODB.Connection
cn.Open strConn
cn.CommandTimeout = 10
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
rs.Open strSQL, cn, adOpenKeyset, adLockPessimistic, adCmdText
If MsgBox("Use Variant?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
    On Error Resume Next
    varData = rs(0)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description
        Err.Clear
        cn.Errors.Clear
    Else
        MsgBox "No error!"
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
Else
    On Error Resume Next
    intData = rs(0)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description
        Err.Clear
        cn.Errors.Clear
    Else
        MsgBox "No error!"
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
End If
rs.Close
cn.Close

rsOtherUser.Close
cnOtherUser.Close
  2. Add a reference to the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5 Library.
  3. Run the code, and choose Yes when prompted to use a Variant. Note that a "Timeout expired" error message is returned, indicating that the records could not be fetched in the specified amount of time.
  4. Run the code again, and this time choose No when prompted to use a Variant. This time an error is returned stating that there is no current record, but there is no indication that you exceeded your timeout.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

247757 FIX: Connection Leak Using Parameterized Command In ADO

264442 FIX: ADO Recordset Loses Filter Property When Marshalled In-Proc

264701 FIX: Passing ADO Recordset ByRef Resets Error Information

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbADO250Fix kbbug kbfix kbMDAC250fix kbQFE KB274423 kbAudDeveloper
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