GPF When PowerBuilder Watcom Engine Is Run in Separate VDM

ID: Q120426

3.50
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

If you run the PowerSoft PowerBuilder Watcom database engine DB32W.EXE in a separate VDM, a General Protection Fault (GPF) occurs when another application tries to access the database through DB32W.EXE. In tests with Microsoft Query, the GPF occurred in <unknown> at 00C7:B40A.

CAUSE

When another application sets up ODBC, PowerBuilder's DB32W.EXE passes it a 16:16 pointer what is valid only in the VDM where DB32W.EXE is running.

RESOLUTION

DB32W.EXE will run in a separate VDM if you check the Run In Separate Memory Space box in the Program Item Properties dialog box in Program Manager. It will also run in a separate VDM if you launch it with the START command. Run the querying application and DB32W.EXE in the same VDM.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: prodnt memory violation

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