BUG: ADO Definedsize Values Incorrect for Certain Data Types

ID: Q183572

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM, version 1.0 included with SNA Server version 4.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS

ADO's Field.Definedsize returns incorrect values for certain data types:

   data type        field.definedsize
   adDBDate         -1
   adDBTime         -1
   adDBTimeStamp    -1
   adSmallInt        5
   adInteger        10
   Float--single     7
   float--double    16
   Decimal         (variable--precision + 3)
   Numeric         (variable--precision + 3)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM version 1.00, included with SNA Server version 4.0.

This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: June 22, 1998