BUG: IDBSchemaRowset::GetSchemas Returns Inaccurate Information

ID: Q183575

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

If you run the Rowset Viewer sample of the OLE DB 1.5 Solution Developer Kit, select IDBSchemaRowset::GetSchemas, and then select the drop-down list box for the different schemas, you can see that the unsupported restrictions are dimmed. Some of the unavailable restrictions are, in fact, supported. Only one, TABLE_CATALOG, is unsupported and should be dimmed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM version 1.0, included with Microsoft 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

MORE INFORMATION

The schemas should return the following restrictions:

Schema Columns

   Supports:
      TABLE_SCHEMA
      TABLE_NAME
      COLUMN_NAME
   Not supported:
      TABLE_CATALOG

Schema Indexes
   Supports:
      TABLE_SCHEMA
      INDEX_NAME
      TYPE
      TABLE_NAME
   Not supported:
      TABLE_CATALOG

Schema Provider Types
   Supports:
      DATA_TYPE
      BEST_MATCH

Schema Tables
   Supports:
      TABLE_SCHEMA
      TABLE_NAME
      TABLE_TYPE
   Not supported:
      TABLE_CATALOG
Keywords          : kbbug1.00 kbfix1.00 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: June 23, 1998