FIX: 'Syntax error in query' with Parameterized LIKE Queries

 Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
Article ID: Q138985
2.00 2.10 2.20 WINDOWS NT kbinterop kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

  • The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with: Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

SYMPTOMS

When using a parameterized query that uses the LIKE keyword with the 2.0 ODBC Desktop drivers, the following error message may appear: 

   Syntax error in query expression.

CAUSE

This is a result of a bug in the 2.0 Microsoft 32-bit ODBC Desktop drivers.

RESOLUTION

The only option when using the 2.0 desktop drivers is to use the LIKE keyword without any parameterization. Instead of using the Requery() function, call the Close() and Open() member functions of the CRecordset class to make the changes in the query.

This bug is fixed in the 3.0 Microsoft ODBC Desktop drivers, so another option is to upgrade from the 2.0 desktop drivers to the 3.0 desktop drivers.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in the 32-bit Microsoft ODBC Desktop Drivers version 3.0.

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.10 2.20 3.00 3.10 3.20
KBCategory: kbinterop kbbuglist kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: MfcDatabase
Keywords : MfcDatabase kbbuglist kbfixlist kbinterop
Technology : kbMfc
Version : 2.00 2.10 2.20
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
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