FIX: Your computer stops responding when you use Microsoft OLE DB provider for Oracle (812338)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft OLE DB provider for Oracle, and the OLE DB provider tries to resolve an error that the underlying Oracle Call Interface (OCI) layer returns, your computer stops responding (hangs).

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) 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.
   Date           Time   Version           Size     File name     
   --------------------------------------------------------
   07-Jan-2003    22:00  2.71.9031.23      221,184  Msdaora.dll      
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem occurs if the underlying OCI layer returns an unidentified Oracle error code while using an Oracle REF CURSOR. You see the following error information the stack trace:
msdaora!CError::GetDynamicError+28
msdaora!CErrorLookup::GetErrorDescription+b5
oledb32!CImpIErrorInfo::GetDescription+bf
msado15!CError::FillRefreshInfo+3f
msado15!CErrors::FillRefreshInfo+5c
msado15!CErrors::Populate+102

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbOracle kbAppDev kbAppCompatibility kbfix kbbug KB812338 kbAudDeveloper kbAudEndUser