FIX: Problems Debugging in Case-sensitive Database

ID: Q160075

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 4.2

SYMPTOMS

If you use a case-sensitive database on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and create two stored procedures with the same name but with a different case, you may see inconsistent behavior when you execute or debug one of those procedures.

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce the problem, create two procedures in a case-sensitive SQL Server 6.5 database:


   ---------
   CREATE PROCEDURE test AS
   DECLARE @a INTEGER
   DECLARE @A INTEGER
   select @a = 10
   select @A = 20
   print 'test done'
   RETURN
   ---------
   CREATE PROCEDURE TEST AS
   DECLARE @a INTEGER
   DECLARE @A INTEGER
   select @a = 1
   select @A = 2
   print 'TEST done'
   RETURN

When stored procedure names differ only by case (for example, one called test and another called TEST), inconsistent behavior may occur when you execute or debug one of those procedures. For example, when you start debugging 'TEST,' the debugger may show the source code for TEST but it will actually execute 'test'. If you have variables common to both procedures, you will see the values as used in 'test' in the watch window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDebug kbEEdition kbide kbSQL kbVC kbVC500fix
Version : WINDOWS:4.2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb