BUG: SQLColAttribute Reports Base Type on Aggregate Function

ID: Q143227

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server versions 4.2x, 6.0, 6.5
Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, version 2.0

BUG#: 12951 (4.21a)

SYMPTOMS

If an ODBC application issues a SELECT that performs an aggregate function (such as AVG, SUM, MAX, and so forth) on a column that was defined with a user-defined data type, SQLColAttributes(SQL_COLUMN_TYPE_NAME) returns the name of the base data type rather than the user-defined data type.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver version 2.00.1912. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

You can determine the user-defined data type name for the column using the ODBC SQLColumns function.

Additional query words: SQLExecDirect SQLExecute odbc


Keywords          : kbinterop SSrvProg kbbug4.21a 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:4.2x,6.0,6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
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Last Reviewed: March 25, 1999