DOCUMENT:Q168085  04-JAN-2000  [odbc]
TITLE   :BUG: Single-Line Comments May Give "Wrong Number of Parameters"
PRODUCT :Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.65
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbprogramming

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server, version 2.65 
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BUG #: 16859 (sqlbug_65)

SYMPTOMS
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When SQL statements containing single-line ("-" styled) comments embedded with
question marks are passed to the Microsoft ODBC SQL Server driver, the error
message

   [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Wrong number of parameters

may be returned.

WORKAROUND
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Use the multiple-line comment style (/* */) in place of the single-line comment
style (--), or remove the question marks from the comments.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft ODBC SQL Server
Driver version 2.65. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: hyphen dash

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbprogramming 
Technology        : kbSQLServSearch kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbODBCSQLServ265
Version           : WINDOWS:2.65
Issue type        : kbbug

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