BUG: Function dbuse() Returns FAIL

• Microsoft SQL Server Programmer's Toolkit, version 4.2

SYMPTOMS

Function dbuse() returns FAIL when changing databases. However, the error and message handlers indicate that the specified database context has been successfully changed.

CAUSE

If a user logs onto SQL Server before their default database is recovered, the first call to dbuse() will return FAIL even if the target database has recovered. Subsequent calls to dbuse will return SUCCEED provided that the database has recovered.

WORKAROUND

Calling dbuse() more than once will cause the correct return code to be returned. Also, despite returning FAIL, the database context will be set to what is specified in the call to dbuse().

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in DB-Library version 4.20.50. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: db-lib dblib Windows NT

Keywords          : kbprg SSrvDB_Lib SSrvProg SSrvWinNT 
Version           : 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.5  4.2
Platform          : MS-DOS OS/2 WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999