ACC: SQORA.DLL Does Not Allow Lengthy SQL Statements

ID: Q104452

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When running a query against an ORACLE table, or updating a record in an ORACLE table, the error message

Statement was longer then allowable maximum 2000+ chars

is displayed if the table and field names are very long or the query is very complex.

CAUSE

This is a problem with Sqora.dll, the ORACLE ODBC Driver.

RESOLUTION

Obtain and install the updated driver, or use queries to do updates, rather than updating records while the ORACLE table is in Datasheet view. The query should yield only the columns to be updated.

For complex queries, reduce the number of tables or joins in the query and reduce the number of fields used or shown in the query.

These workarounds reduce the length of the SQL statements.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the ORACLE ODBC driver shipped with Microsoft Access versions 1.1 and 2.0 and Visual Basic for Windows version 3.0 - Professional Edition. An updated driver that corrects this specific problem is available from Microsoft.

MORE INFORMATION

Obtaining the Updated Driver

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

Ora110.exe

The Ora110.exe file contains the files indicated in the "File Contents" section. For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center. NOTE: This driver is for use only by registered owners of Microsoft Access versions 1.1 and 2.0 and Visual Basic for Windows version 3.0 - Professional Edition. By installing these files, you are indicating that you own one of these products.

File Contents

The following files are found on the Ora110.exe file:


   Readme.txt
   Btrv110.dll
   Oracle.txt
   Sqora.dl_
   Sqorastp.dl_
   Odbc.inf
   Setup.exe

NOTE: The Setup.exe file is called by the ODBC Control Panel facility. It will not run as a standalone file.

The following two files will actually be updated:


                         Old                     New
                   -------------------------------------------

   Sqora.dll       Version:  1.00.2816     Version:  1.00.3112
                   Size:  143,600 bytes    Size:  144,096 bytes
                   Date:  4/16/93          Date:  7/12/93

   Sqorastp.dll    Version:  1.00.2403     Version:  1.00.3106
                   Size:  9,328 bytes      Size:  9,632 bytes
                   Date:  5/7/93           Date:  7/6/93

The Readme.txt file documents both the changes to the Btrieve and ORACLE drivers and the installation procedures for each.

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Additional query words: softlib

Keywords : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbfile Softlib OdbcOthr
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug