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Re: Call to SQLForeignKeys truncates Table Name, doesn't include null terminator

From: Jason D. <Tronman_at_gmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2007 04:58:50 -0700
Message-ID: <1178711930.019200.191530@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>


On May 8, 4:37 pm, "Jason D." <Tron..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 8, 3:17 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Jason D. wrote:
> > > On May 8, 12:24 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> > >> Jason D. wrote:
> > >>> I have a table called JayTable2 which contains a Foreign Key to
> > >>> JayTable1
> > >>> When I make a call to SQLForeignKeys though my C++ application for
> > >>> JayTable2, nothing is returned:
> > >>> retcode = SQLForeignKeys(hstmt,
> > >>> NULL, 0,
> > >>> NULL, 0,
> > >>> NULL, 0,
> > >>> NULL, 0,
> > >>> NULL, 0,
> > >>> szTable, SQL_NTS);
> > >>> szTable is of type SQLCHAR containing the string "JayTable2"
> > >>> When I ran an ODBC Trace, I found the following:
> > >>> ODBCTest d44-af0 ENTER SQLForeignKeysW
> > >>> HSTMT 00A32058
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A31920 [ -3] "JayTa"
> > >>> SWORD -3
> > >>> ODBCTest d44-af0 EXIT SQLForeignKeysW with return code 0 (SQL_SUCCESS)
> > >>> HSTMT 00A32058
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A31920 [ -3] "JayTa"
> > >>> SWORD -3
> > >>> As you can see, it looks as though all that is getting passed is
> > >>> "JayTa", it is getting truncated which may be while it isn't returning
> > >>> any ForeignKeys. Just for fun, I created a table called JayTa with a
> > >>> Foreign Key constraint, but nothing was till returned. I think this
> > >>> may be due to the missing null terminator. For example, in a call to
> > >>> SQLPrimaryKeys, I see this:
> > >>> ODBCTest d44-af0 ENTER SQLPrimaryKeysW
> > >>> HSTMT 00A32058
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A31920 [ -3] "JayTable2\ 0"
> > >>> SWORD -3
> > >>> ODBCTest d44-af0 EXIT SQLPrimaryKeysW with return code 0 (SQL_SUCCESS)
> > >>> HSTMT 00A32058
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A31920 [ -3] "JayTable2\ 0"
> > >>> SWORD -3
> > >>> The entire table name is there as well as a string terminator. SQL_NTS
> > >>> is being cited as the length in both calls. When I tried to specify a
> > >>> length of 9, it was truncated at "JayT" I had to set it to 18 to get
> > >>> it to pass "JayTable2"....but there were still no results, and no
> > >>> \ 0 in the trace call.
> > >>> Finally, I specifically included the Null character in the string, and
> > >>> ran it. I finally got:
> > >>> ODBCTest 918-650 ENTER SQLForeignKeysW
> > >>> HSTMT 00A31DF8
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A32230 [ 20] "JayTable2\ 0"
> > >>> SWORD 20
> > >>> ODBCTest 918-650 EXIT SQLForeignKeysW with return code 0 (SQL_SUCCESS)
> > >>> HSTMT 00A31DF8
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00000000
> > >>> SWORD 0
> > >>> WCHAR * 0x00A32230 [ 20] "JayTable2\ 0"
> > >>> SWORD 20
> > >>> With the string terminator....but no values were returned. And ideas
> > >>> or advice? Is this a bug somewhere?
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >> What product are you using? What version? What does any of this have to
> > >> do with Oracle?
> > >> --
> > >> Daniel A. Morgan
> > >> University of Washington
> > >> damor..._at_x.washington.edu
> > >> (replace x with u to respond)
> > >> Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org
>
> > > I'm using an SQLForeignKeys on an Oracle Database, Version: Oracle9i
> > > Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
>
> > > I'm trying to figure out why SQLForeignKeys isn't working on my Oracle
> > > Database.
>
> > What ODBC driver and why unpatched 9.2.0.1 which begins desupport next
> > month?
>
> > And why, if you have C++, ODBC? Why not use the C APIs?
> > --
> > Daniel A. Morgan
> > University of Washington
> > damor..._at_x.washington.edu
> > (replace x with u to respond)
> > Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org
>
> Driver Version is: 2.575.1117.00 (installed with Visual C++ 6.0)
>
> As for the Oracle Version, 9.2.0.1 is simply the version installed at
> my school and the only one available to me.
>
> What do you mean by C API's? Are you referring to Oracle Call
> Interface/Oracle C++ Call Interface? The goal is eventually to have
> the program connect to multiple databases, not just Oracle, hence the
> reason I was trying to use ODBC, but it looks like I might have better
> luck with OLEDB anyway.

Check that; Driver version is 9.02.00.00, Oracle ODBC Driver Received on Wed May 09 2007 - 06:58:50 CDT

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