"Catastrophic failure" error message when you use the "SQL Server Login" dialog box to set the database name (831715)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB), and you try to set the database name when you are prompted with the SQL Server Login dialog box, you receive the following error message:
2147418113 (8000ffff)': Catastrophic Failure'

CAUSE

This problem is caused by an error in OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. The OLE DB provider does not initialize a global pointer to the SQL client network library (Dbnetlib.dll) when the SQL Server Login dialog box appears.

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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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     
   --------------------------------------------------------
  18-Oct-2003  04:20  2000.85.1022.45   503,808  Sqloledb.dll
Note For a list of all the hotfixes 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


Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create a new Standard EXE project in Microsoft Visual Basic. By default, a form that is named Form1 is created.
  2. On the Project menu, click Reference, and then click Microsoft ActiveX Data Object 2.6.
  3. Add a CommandButton control and a TextBox control to Form1.
  4. Add the following code to the Click event for the command button: 
      Dim con As New ADODB.Connection
                        con.Provider = "SQLOLEDB"
                        con.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways
                        con.Open
                        Text1.Text = con.ConnectionString
  5. Press the F5 key to run the application, and then click the command button.
  6. In the SQL Server Login dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. Click Use Trusted Connection.
    2. Click SQL Server 2000 server, and then click Options.
    3. Click Database in the list. You receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

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 Product Updates, Tools, and Add-ons

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbfix kbbug KB831715 kbAudDeveloper
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